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Subject:	Re: Super Chief Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Sun, 3 Mar 2002 02:47:40 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=130325 A few notes and nits. 1. This isn't a shot of a "Super Chief" it's a shot of an A-B-B-A lashup. 2. It's a model, not a prototype, so it's possible the model isn't quite curved right (it happens0 3. It's still a curve all the way from one side to the other even though I agree it's not a semicircle. Contrast with the top of a PA which is half an oval (with a significant flat spot in center) or at least half an ellipse. IIRC anyway. But this is valuable info, J2... thanks! Lego (and you) had to approximate the curve SOMEHOW... (I think many of us would be *complaining* if they had done a SPUD to get the curve exactly right, ne?)

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		Re: Super Chief Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
(...) Well, I cropped it, so you could see it better, but it is a Super Chief. (...) Not likely in this case. This pic is from the cover of MR (10-99) which was taken at the Golden State Model Railroad Museum, one of the finest layouts in the (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)

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