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Re: NSW 40 Class...revamped yet again!
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:50:01 GMT
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In article <H8AvnI.IH1@lugnet.com>,
"Harvey Henkelman" <Ferroequus@webtv.net> wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> > 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)
> > >
> > > 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?
> >
> > 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 bad.
> -Harvey
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 nice model.
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 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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