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Subject: 
 Re: 8 wide GE C40-8W
Newsgroups: 
 lugnet.trains
Date: 
 Tue, 10 Feb 2004 02:08:57 GMT
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 CJMASI@*NOGARBAGEPLEASEspamless*RCN.COM
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Mike Kollross wrote:

Wow... um... wow. That looks super. Did you really have problems with
excessive roll? I know, silly question. If you didn't have problems with
the center of gravity, then you wouldn't have added the weights.
   "I think it turned out OK" that is funny. Nice train.

Thanks for sharing,
Chris

> My latest project.  A GE C40-8W.  While I was researching the loco I came across
> this pic on railpictures.net
> 
> http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=35357


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> 
> It was a lot of fun to build and for my first 8 wide I think it turned out OK.
> 
> After moderation
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=71922
> 
> Deep Links
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide01.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide02.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide03.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide04.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide05.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide06.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide07.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide08.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide09.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide10.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide11.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide12.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide13.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide14.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide15.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide16.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide17.jpg
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Locomotives/8wide/8wide18.jpg
> 
> 
> LMKWYT
> 
> Mike



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: 8 wide GE C40-8W
 
(...) Actually the weighths were a pre-emptive strike. I figured with the length and height and the tight LEGO curves it would be best. Thanks for the feedback. Mike (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains)

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  8 wide GE C40-8W
 
My latest project. A GE C40-8W. While I was researching the loco I came across this pic on railpictures.net (URL) color scheme intrigued me so I did some digging. The locomotive shown started its life as a Conrail locomotive as part of a LMSX (Lease (...) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.trains) !! 

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