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Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 3 Mar 2002 02:53:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> I think I'll try some other roads and play with the F7s design a bit. Because
> of the coloration stripe on the side of the Super Chief loco, the venting
> across the top sides is only 1 brick high when clearly it should be more.
> Without constraints such as coloration, I should be able to make an even more
> proto version.
Go for NYC lightning stripe (two tone grey)! Or PRR tuscan red with multiple
gold pinstripes. or SR cream and forest green... wait, those will all be
harder. :-)
Maybe you should do PC black. That one isn't too hard. Or even Santa Fe
freight (catwhisker or warbonnet or bird, take your pick)?
A LOT of people got shafted because of that missing curve in the nesting all
right.
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 | | Re: 8 Wide verses 6 Wide Super Chief Comparison
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| (...) *Less*? It may have shortcomings, but *comparatively* speaking, I'd say more in a NYM. (...) Yes, unfortunately, we 8 widers got shafted when it came to TLC curve production. The smallest half round fits into the next size, but there is a gap (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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