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8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 1 Mar 2002 21:38:38 GMT
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john@tcltc.^NoMoreSpam^org
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Well, my 10020s arrived yesterday, and so I built one using a 9 volt
motor, and kit-bashed the other 2 to modify my Super Chief MOC. Here
are a few pics of the 2 together for comparison in my Super Chief
folder:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=185
What I noticed most is that when you look at the 10020 by itself, it
looks pretty "correct". Only when you put it up to an 8 wide version
does its "toyishness" really come through. Which is okay, of course,
because it *is* a toy:-)
I would never say that mine is better, just different in a more
prototypical kind of way:-)
-John
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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| (...) I think your model is better from the front (the proportion seems more correct), but from the sides I think they are both more or less the same although yours is obviously larger again. The front windshield looks a little weak, I assume a (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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| (...) Less prototypical :-)... BEAUTIFUL, but less prototypical. While the way your tankage/skirting came out is just great, way way better than LDs, when I look at the rest of the engine I can't help but thinking it's too squarish. The nose (...) (22 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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