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Re: SW-something switcher
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
Date: 
Fri, 4 May 2001 18:41:38 GMT
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Yeah, that angle in is a bummer.  Frankly, my solution has been to avoid
it, because nothing is going to look just right given the limitations of
the elements-- for *8wide*, that is.  Rob Werner in the GFLTC has built a
really nice switcher which I saw in person that is 6 wide which solves this
very problem quite nicely.

I suspect he used the dual taper piece  (4x4x1 high) in the
yellow and red/black show trucks... that is a perfect piece for
this application, but the problem with it is that it tapers from
4 to 2...

I confess, I just ignore this width taper in my commercial model
and only taper the height... I thought about a 4 to 2 taper but
it just seems too narrow.

Rick Clark did a black and green Burlington Northern switcher (6-wide)
tapering this way, and it looks great.  Unfortunately, he doesn't have pics
of it on his site.  This is the best picture I could find on the PNLTC site:
  http://www.pnltc.org/PDX_GATS_01/photos/DCP01159.jpg

The loco in question in at the bottom, just left of center.

--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
www.pnltc.org



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  Re: SW-something switcher
 
(...) Hey, who's loco is that on the next track over from the above mentioned loco? The red and gray one. Look good from that pic! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET member #211 (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
  MOC (was SW-something switcher)
 
(...) Thanks for the plug, Tony. There are a couple more pictures of my switcher at fellow PNLTC Member Gary Gerdes's site. The links are: (URL) (nod to Dan Parker for his excellent 3x3 bi-level module) (URL) prototypes at: (URL) of GREAT photos (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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  Re: SW-something switcher
 
(...) I suspect he used the dual taper piece (4x4x1 high) in the yellow and red/black show trucks... that is a perfect piece for this application, but the problem with it is that it tapers from 4 to 2... Talk about your strong argument for making (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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