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  7 wide locomotive - Feedback would be appreciated
 
As a challenge I rebuilt one of my 6 wide MOCs in 7 wide. It was a lot of fun to build and the 7 wide geometry lead to some interesting challenges. Centering the trucks and weight bricks were fairly easy as long as your supply of jumper plates (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: 7 wide locomotive - Feedback would be appreciated
 
(...) Another 7 wide convert! (its working Ben!) Some really nice details on this model, the grill using (URL) is an original use for a fairly useless part and looks good. I think the triple sloped piece on the nose also works well as you say and I (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: 7 wide locomotive - Feedback would be appreciated
 
(...) Thanks for the feedback Tim. and I'm definitely a convert. I've already built a passenger car 56 studs in VIA rail colors. and converted my stock car to 7 wide (44 studs) and both look great. I'll post pics once I get a few vital parts in the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: 7 wide locomotive - Feedback would be appreciated
 
(...) A shortage of the new snowplow buffers meant I had to ration to the front only...for now. Mike (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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