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Re: Super Chief Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:16:33 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=130325
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> A few notes and nits.
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> 1. This isn't a shot of a "Super Chief" it's a shot of an A-B-B-A lashup.
Well, I cropped it, so you could see it better, but it is a Super Chief.
> 2. It's a model, not a prototype, so it's possible the model isn't quite
> curved right (it happens0
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 world. That's definitely brass (probably HO), and the entire train is no
doubt worth $1,000s.
> 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.
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> 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?)
Probably. Somebody *always* does;-)
-John
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| (...) No, it isn't (they aren't). They may be PULLING a Super Chief. But a Super Chief is a train. These are locomotives. Locomotives aren't trains except in rare special cases. Your shot was cropped to illustrate the locomotives, not the cars and (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Super Chief Roof Shot: Flatter curve than you'd think
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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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