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Re: My first MOC locomotive
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001 02:03:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Hafner writes:
> > > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/mytrain/loc1969/index.html
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> In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:
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> > A *very nice* first MOC! (much better than my first attempts!) I like the
> > use of the fence pieces on the sides to represent venting.
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> Thank you very much! After doing a few shows with PNLTC, I've seen a lot of
> really nice MOC trains in the last 6 months. Being around these guys has to
> rub off at least a little.
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> > One question on the 'tail end', since I'm not familiar with this locomotive.
> > Should there be a door of some sort (ala 'metroliner') so crew can walk to
> > the next locomotive in the 'consist'?
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> When I was building this, I only had 2 pictures to go on (1 from a
> coffee-table book, and 1 from a Walthers catalog). I actually just plain
> made up the rear. Since, I have found a number of other shots on the web.
> The rear has a small deck behind the body, like I have. It doesn't have an
> enclosed corridor-type connection, but it does have doorways in both the
> nose and the tail (neither of which I modeled).
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> This page has a lot of photos that I would have loved to have when I was
> building the model:
> http://members.aol.com/JFuhrtrain/SF95_pix/SF95_pix.htm
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> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
> www.pnltc.org
Hey, i was thinking or making a F45 too, but i decided apon a simalar
locomotive, the SD40-2F, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Here are
some pictures, i liked the distinctive wedge (has a special name, can't
think of it now):
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_cp9000.jpg
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_cp9020.jpg
Also here are more F45 pictures (some are other locomotives):
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel30.html
Josh
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| In l (...) Draper Taper, IIRC. I do like the full width body style locos. Especially up here, having a exposed walkway is stupid in winter weather. It makes for good photos though :) James P (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Thank you very much! After doing a few shows with PNLTC, I've seen a lot of really nice MOC trains in the last 6 months. Being around these guys has to rub off at least a little. (...) When I was building this, I only had 2 pictures to go on (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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