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Here is a GE 44 Tonner in UP colors that my 11 yo son built a while ago: (URL) from 1940 until 1955, they were specifically designed to be the largest loco that could be operated by just one man (the 1937 Diesel Agreement provided that an extra man (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi John and son! (...) high! What will your son build, when he becomes an AFOL and has experienced with SNOT and Co. for a while? Well done! HoMa (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's an interesting MOC but it doesn't say "44 Tonner" to me. The shape is too rectangular. See the loco Bob Hayes did, he nailed the slopes (the hoods slope down, and the end hoods are not vertical either) much better. Still, it's great work. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Would it help if I told him to shave off 2 studs in width? ;-) (...) Looks pretty rectangular to me ((URL) and although I agree that the front slopes forward, I would venture to guess that the 1x2x3 extreme slope is *too* angled, but I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi,John, it's a nice engine,for two reasons: 1) it's 8wide 2) it's 8wide :-)) and also because I've always liked the UP colors. Congratulations to your son! This locomotive reminded me that here in italy we have a US switcher (we call it (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Josh (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Naaa... the #1 place to shave studs is off the hoods, he has them going right out to the very end but there ought to be end walkways/steps... So shave a stud or two off the hood length. I know that getting him to build 6 wide would be like (...) (23 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That looks nice. I agree with Lar about the walkway at the front or back. A more rounded look might peg the model as a 44-toner a bit more, but potato potato. There are only two other things I find distracting (slightly) the gap between the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) All I can say is that Ross is being faithful to the prototype-- I checked the schematic from which he was working and there isn't a walkway on the front or back-- the steps drop right off of the front wheel of the truck. He cleverly attached (...) (23 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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