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Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:02:44 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> And Lar, don't knock the rivet counters-- they have their points, too:-) Mine
> is in bringing all of this up is that some details are more significant that
> others. For instance, the number of fans is trivial; the number of wheels per
> truck is pretty fundamental. Dean can call his MOC a *steam* engine if he
> wants to, but at some point it would be a misnomer, as would calling it
> an "SD".
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> Learning which details to model that are significant, especially when one is
> engaged in selective compression, is all a part of the creative building
> process that we all enjoy so much (those of us, that is, who *engage* in
> selective compression;-)
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> -John
The most fun is when you display a LEGO moc train at a train show (GATS,
NMRA, Greenberg, etc...) and you have a "real" model railroader come up and
identify the make/model of locomotive you built. That's when you know you
did a good job!
And Dean? I like your locomotive. The color scheme lends itself to LEGO
quite well! It makes me think I need to motorize the 'fans' on my SD-50
(yes, John Neal -- it's got two-axle trucks instead of three-axle -- deal
with it! <grin>): http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=76710
JohnG, GMLTC
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 | | Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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| "John Gerlach" <john.gerlach@bestbu...ospam.com> wrote in message news:H3rwKK.3Ly@lugnet.com... (...) Mine (...) that (...) wheels per (...) he (...) is (...) and (...) Here's a question for you all, Should the fans be gray as they are now or BLACK (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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| (...) BTW, wait until you see Ross' latest-- a BN GP50... it literary astounded me when he showed it to me for the first time. Possibly the finest diesel loco I've ever seen modeled in LEGO. When he finishes putting on the final touches, I'll take (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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| (...) As Lar mentioned, there isn't any definitive version (keep in mind that the GP is an evolving entity itself, so your question is *really* vague). Generally, a number following the letter indentification indicated the horse power rating; so a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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