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Re: James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
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Sat, 26 May 2001 08:43:02 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> It's a US-proto freight loco, folks:
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> Well, I got the itch just to try a design study for an 8-wide US diesel
> locomotive. I see this type of locomotive frequently here in the high desert
> of central New Mexico. They're HUGE!
You mean you see Santa Fe locos????
I think they are the most beautiful ones....I remember,from my childhood,some
pics of those huge,RED,beautiful locos,on my first illutrated books...it was in
the 70s....at that times,in Italy,locos were painted in sh*t brown/clear sh*t
brown scheme....the comparation with those coloured locos was a little
frustrating,for a child :-)))
> It's only a design study for the cab, nose, ground-level stairs, and coupler.
> Personally, I feel it is a bit disproportionate in some areas- hopefully all
> scaleable for correction...??
> But, I will probably not see it through to a finished model. It just doesn't
> hold my attention any longer. Plus, I don't have any US style freight cars to
> pull.
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> Here it is:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4633
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> I welcome your comments and criticism, but please realize that I will likely
> not continue revising this MOC.... so, if anything sparks your interest,
please
Interesting stuff....finally 8wide....some work still to be done about the
lenght (looks a little short.... :-)) ),but width is ok and that's a good place
where to start ;-))))))))
It will surely look better,with 9v wheels...If I were you I'd lift it a few
from the rails...
Bravo!
Gianluca
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 | | Re: James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
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| (...) The best that I see are pictures found in either books or on the web. ;-) But, yes, I can see them in real-life traveling the tracks near where I live. I live 2.3 hours away from the city of Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA. The locos of this style (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
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| It's a US-proto freight loco, folks: Well, I got the itch just to try a design study for an 8-wide US diesel locomotive. I see this type of locomotive frequently here in the high desert of central New Mexico. They're HUGE! It's only a design study (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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