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Re: NSW 40 Class...revamped yet again!
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 6 Jan 2003 15:00:13 GMT
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In article <H84JHs.4qz@lugnet.com>,
"Harvey Henkelman" <Ferroequus@webtv.net> wrote:
> Here it is once more, but in an even more attractive red and light gray
> livery (as well as makng a few refinements such as lowering the hoods to
> achieve that classic ALCO outline)
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> http://community.webtv.net/Ferroequus/NSW40Class
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> Due to it's hollow construction and use of a single 9V motor, it is quite
> lightweight for it's size. Fulfilling all the duties on my small 30"×72" of
> a layout, it's no wonder these were called 'road switchers'.
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> -Harvey
Looks very nice. I noticed that you are faced with a difficult choice.
The airplane windows make an appropriately sized forward facing window,
but it leaves an unsitely gap next to the side window. A 1x2x2 window
would seal up the hole on the side, but I imagine the 1x2x2 window
doesn't look quite right though. Would an airplane window on its side
(with tiles placed appropriately to cover the studs) do the job as the
front window?
Chris
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| (...) Thanks for the comments Chris, I've often pondered the question of the side windows themselves. But then I recall that we often leave our cab windows open (in warm weather, if the loco's not air conditioner-equipped) so the gaps don't look too (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| Here it is once more, but in an even more attractive red and light gray livery (as well as makng a few refinements such as lowering the hoods to achieve that classic ALCO outline) (URL) to it's hollow construction and use of a single 9V motor, it is (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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