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Here is the most complete version of my SW series switcher... It started
out as a SW1200 but I think I deviated from that design a bit.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4405
This isn't the finished product yet but I am running into a problem.
Just before the cab there is part of the hood that is angled in on the
sides. I tried to simulate ths by using hinge bricks. Of course the
angle has produced a distance that is not an even stud length so it is
difficult to get the two sections (cab and hood) to line up correctly.
ANy ideas on how to solves this?
-chris
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| (...) Looks good as it is, your addition of handrails on the rear of the cab is the first I've seen among SW-type builders. I believe that 8 wide is the best way to portray American railroad equipment.-Harvey (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Not from me... Seems like a tough problem as long as the slope on the hood remains above the hinge bricks, thus producing an "over-bite", as such. From the photos, I don't see much of a "gap", but perhaps a better angle would show it? Or, is (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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