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Re: Amtrak HHP-8 Locomotive
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Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:53:55 GMT
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James,
You are the man. Is that a handle bar for the red pantograph? It looks
good. I frequently see the prototype at Union Station in Washington, DC.
Washington is the southern terminal of the electrified northeast cooridor.
I was going to try to model this locomotive - but I am just going to build
one like yours.
You designs are some of the best out there. Thank you for sharing your work.
Bob Hayes
In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> What used to be only in CAD/POV, is now making its way into ABS.
> This is an attempt to model the Amtrak HHP-8 locomotive used for Acela route
> service (I think).
> During the build, details of the decorations changed a bit. Overall form
> and construction followed the original CAD design quite closely. There was
> one problem with the trucks pivoting: some interference above the buffers
> with bare studs hitting the main platform. That problem was fixed.
> Here's the result:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=5107
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> Several details are inconsistent throughout the decorative design:
> I'm still contemplating "what looks best" for lower headlights, pantagraph,
> door color, under-carriage decorations, and roof-top decorations, etc.
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> Studs-forward nose construction:
> Sorry, I took photos of the nose construction, but I forgot to download them
> from the camea before I deleted the images from the camera's memory! Ugh.
> The studs-forward construction is quite simple and robust. Uses this right
> angle bracket element: 2x2-to-2x2 right angle bracket:
> http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=3956
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> Thanks for looking.
> later,
> James Mathis
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| (...) Pantograph: Yes, the red pantograph pick-up element is a handle bar. I like the look, too. Although, I think it looks a little to short with respect to the 6-wide body. ?? Anyone know what the reference for this handle bar is in .dat form or (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| What used to be only in CAD/POV, is now making its way into ABS. This is an attempt to model the Amtrak HHP-8 locomotive used for Acela route service (I think). During the build, details of the decorations changed a bit. Overall form and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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