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Re: Amtrak HHP-8
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 26 May 2001 08:50:05 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> With all the talk about LEGO "Classic" sets being release (I love that Octan
> service station!!!) causing wishes for a re-release of the Metroliner 4558, I
> have caught the bug to build- er, model in MLCad! Thanks for the inspiration
> everyone.
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> First, a couple of points. I don't own a Metroliner. Never bought one back
> when they were available on retail shelves, nor have I bought one via auction,
> trade, or other. I'd love to have one as it is a beautiful "classic" 9v set!
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> Alas, this recent talk of the 4558 set gave me cause to try to build another
> Amtrak train set. I've started with a choice locomotive: the Amtrak HHP-8
> electric locomotive used in Acela service and Acela livery.
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> Here's my first version:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4631
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> And, here are links to photos of the real-life unit:
> http://198.30.209.3/amtrak/amtACELAHHP8.html
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> I'm still working on the nose coloring: keeping the sloping blue/gray/black
> interface smooth and working around the standard traindoors. I may "lose" the
> gray train doors in favor of a "no-window" door panel. This would seem
> appropriate since the real-life HHP-8 doesn't have windows in the doors.
> However, some degree of "playability" gives me pause to include the standard
> gray train doors and keep the windows.... I digress.
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> Thanks for taking the time to look at it.
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> later,
> James Mathis
I like it James, I'm not usually a big fan of electric (straight-electric,
that is) motive power, but I like your red pantographs. They really give the
model that 'second-glance appeal'.
Now all you have to do is make some cars to go behind it. And on a personal
note: I think Acela is a step in the right direction for Amtrak. -Harvey
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| (...) I have to agree on the red pantos, those really make it special. (...) I wish Acela all the best but I recently had reason to take the train Boston to NYC and I could not justify Acela to my management. Regular service fare was something like (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Amtrak HHP-8
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| (...) <snip old intro stuff> (...) I like th red pantagraph, as well. Credit goes to the artistic designers for the real-life version. I only used the color scheme they used. (...) You and Larry P. are on the same page, here. Ugh, those curved-wall (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| With all the talk about LEGO "Classic" sets being release (I love that Octan service station!!!) causing wishes for a re-release of the Metroliner 4558, I have caught the bug to build- er, model in MLCad! Thanks for the inspiration everyone. First, (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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