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Re: No big Deal: B-Unit for 10020 Super Chief
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 26 Feb 2002 01:29:37 GMT
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> Interesting ... At BricksWest, Brad Justus said several times that
> B-units should have three round windows on each side. Yours has two,
> but it's faithful to the Lionel model you were basing it on. I wonder
> if the Lionel kit or Brad was wrong? Or perhaps there were different
> versions over the years?
Bill,
Check out http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/funits/index.htm
According to that article, the different number of portholes is based on the
actual locomotive. FT A and B units had 4 portholes each, F3 A and B units had 3
portholes each, and F7 A units had 2 portholes, while F7 B units had 3.
With little work, the Lego model can represent any of the 3 variations.
> Also, does the real A unit have a door in the nose? Of course there's
> no way to do that in a 6-wide model and have the shape remotely
> correct...
It is my recollection that yes, the F series locomotives do have a door in the
nose.
You can also check out http://f-unit.railfan.net/ for more info on F series
locomotives. The guy who maintains that site even bought a real F unit cab!
HTH,
Henry
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| (...) Interesting ... At BricksWest, Brad Justus said several times that B-units should have three round windows on each side. Yours has two, but it's faithful to the Lionel model you were basing it on. I wonder if the Lionel kit or Brad was wrong? (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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