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Re: MOC: Schnabel car
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sun, 12 Oct 2003 22:05:48 GMT
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Nice model, I think you've captured the shape well and you've found a lot of
photos of the real thing!
I'm assuming part limitations is the reason that you didn't use the real color
scheme, I can't help feeling it would have looked better.
Are you going to make the support flat car and caboose?


Tim



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  Re: MOC: Schnabel car
 
I failed to mention that I will probably be making a second model. It'll be a different style and the color sceme will be grey, blue, and red. I'd say the only part limitations was only because I didn't have them in my collection, not because they (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains)

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  MOC: Schnabel car
 
6 wide x 112 long with 20 axles. Schnabel cars are the brutes of the train world and this one isn't the largest! They carry large loads; this one was loosely modelled after a 20 axle owned bt ABB Power Generation. The real model can carry 1,000,000 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Oct-03, to lugnet.trains) ! 

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