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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 16:11:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> In article <H84JHs.4qz@lugnet.com>,
> "Harvey Henkelman" <Ferroequus@webtv.net> wrote:
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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)
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> > http://community.webtv.net/Ferroequus/NSW40Class
> >
> > 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'.
> >
> > -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?
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> Chris
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 bad.
-Harvey
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| (...) My comment was more aimed at whether the number and style of windows matched the prototype. I actually use the open window look on my engines (I usually leave out one window on the engineer's side of the cab). Open window or not, it is still a (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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