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Re: Amtrak HHP-8
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 26 May 2001 16:39:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
<snip old intro stuff>
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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.
> >
> > Thanks for taking the time to look at it.
> >
> > 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'.
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.
> Now all you have to do is make some cars to go behind it.
You and Larry P. are on the same page, here. Ugh, those curved-wall
passenger cars are going to have to wait. I can't think of how to do that
unless I use a whole slew of brick hinges! Anyone else up for the
challenge? For now, I'll probably stick to standard vertical -wall cars
more easily buildable with S@H bulk paks.
<snip Acela comment>
later,
James Mathis
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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