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Re: EMD F7 Mt. Newman Mining Company
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:07:02 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Beat Felber wrote:
> Hi Timothy
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> > Very nice work! I love the SNOTtery for the windows (and everywhere else for
> > that matter). I wonder how many of your tricks I can adapt for six wide.
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> Thanks for the compliments. I think quite a lot of the details can be adapted
> to six wide as I am not using all the space between the two side walls to
> realize the different shapes. What will be more difficult or impossible to
> adapt are the decorations on the bogies as they are wider than six studs.
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> > BTW, congratulations for making it two Australian trains in the sidebar.
> > That has to be a record. We need more people building Aussie stock.
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> Congratulations to you for your nice rendition of the Ghan! What is missing
> to both of our creations are the cars.
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> Do you or anybody else of the Australian train fans have pictures of ore cars
> as they have been used in the seventies? I could only find pictures of more
> recent cars with remote controlled dump mechanisms.
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> > PS. Spotlighted
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> Thanks.
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> Beat
Hi Beat,
While I don't have any pictures if you search for Peter Parsons in .loc.au you
might ask him. He actually works for the Qld state railway and has a great deal
of knowledge.
And I agree that the Ghan needs cars. They may yet come... keep your eyes on
this spot for further developments.
Tim
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| Hi Timothy (...) Thanks for the compliments. I think quite a lot of the details can be adapted to six wide as I am not using all the space between the two side walls to realize the different shapes. What will be more difficult or impossible to adapt (...) (19 years ago, 15-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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