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Re: Amtrak HHP-8 Locomotive
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:56:06 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Bob Hayes writes:
> James,
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> You are the man. Is that a handle bar for the red pantograph? It looks
> good.
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 on the
lugnet parts ref database?
Also, I have two of these handle bars in red two of them in black. I don't
know which sets, exactly, they came in; I think some sets with jet-ski like
town models.
> 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.
Have fun building. I hope it turns out well!
I got to see the High Speed Acela Express at Penn Station, NY this past
March 01. Oh, that is a beautiful sleek train! Sweet. I love the new
paint schemes! I had only seen pictures of it on the web, as I live in New
Mexico. To see it in person was a delight. I arrived by a more modest
train- one of the New Jersey Transit commuter sets from Dover, NJ. I was
pleasantly surprised to see a high-speed Acela set.
As for this Amtrak HHP-8 locomotive:
Now, all I need are some passenger cars to pull!
later,
James Mathis
> 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
> >
> > Thanks for looking.
> > later,
> > James Mathis
> >
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| (...) Ah, found it...under "space" elements in the lugnet parts ref database: (URL)Also, I have two of these handle bars in red two of them in black. I don't (...) Peeron says: (URL) is only for colors "black" and "dk gray". Ah, here's where I got (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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