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After MANY, MANY, MANY tries I still have not managed to build a good looking Loco Pilot plow! Has anyone suceeded? I need it 8 wide, my most recent tries were 10 & 6 wide:-(... Don't ask for me to outline my tries, if you suggest it I'll say (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey Josh, Some clarity on that loco pilot plow... Are you referring to the small plow on the front of diesels say about 2- 2.5 feet tall and train width wide that sits just in front of the lead wheels? If so I have got something that might work for (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yup thats it! Josh (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I modified one of my test plows for a town truck, this looks a tad corny but, I think this might get you in the direction you want to go. The biggest problem I found was how thin and small could you make it while still make it look like a plow. Its (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The Blockade Runner model uses a thing a lot like a plow blade as it's radar antenna. I haven't managed to figure out what the part number is yet. But if you look really closely at the pics of the model, you'll see it on top more or less in the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message news:Gt9wLF.1LF@lugnet.com... (...) radar (...) if (...) more (...) I think you are referring to this piece: (URL) was my initial thought to a possible solution when I read the original post. Mike (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Yeah, that's the piece. It's skinny enough that you might be able to put a couple at an angle in front of the train - I think that's what train plows look like? JB (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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The plows are also called cow-catchers (their original function) and I use 2 of these parts to create mine on my Galloping Goose Paul S (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the posts so far! I haveone nit pick though, both this, & Wayne's suggestion a ways back end up being a bit big. This ends up being 10 wide (it was in that one Artic set, I tried it to:-P), & Wayne's ends up being tall. I've dug (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Josh, Check this nose for the SFSC out: (URL) you can find the same pieces in black in one of the new Alpha Team or Ogel sets, the front 2 might serve.... Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (22 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That looks to be a possiblity! Josh (gonna go raid K-Mart soon, ours here is closing, gotta see if I can grab ANYTHING cheep) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Josh, I don't do trains myself - no room. But when I read your post on Lugnet, a vinatge piece came to mind. I looked it up on Peeron & it is available in a year 2000 set. Have you tried this piece? (URL) thinking using this piece flat to form the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Interesting idea you got there! To big for my tastes, but I think it might have potential somewhere! Josh (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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