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Re: UPDATE to the Alaskan GP38, was:A present for my Dad and a 6 wide tank car.
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Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:09:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David VinZant wrote:
> Hello all you train heads.
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> I just wanted to show you a birthday present I gave to my Dad. His birthday was
> two weeks ago and I made him a custom engine in Alaskan Railroad colors. My Dad
> is big into HO, and all his trains are in the Alaska road. So I used the BNSF
> LEGO set as a guide and made him an ARR Gp38.
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> I made sure he had to build it. So I made insturctions using MlCad and gave him
> a box full of parts. He got a kick out of building the set himself. Although I
> did have to help him find some parts. ;) We made stickers for the Alaska
> lettering on the sides. The sticker paper isnt clear and so I looks a littler
> weird around the lettering.
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> http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/7203
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> PS. I took some recent shots of my 6 wide tank cars and thought you all would
> like to see them. I have three colors, Yellow, Sand Blue (Thanks James), and two
> in black. I would like to do a Red one and also a Orange one.
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> http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/7224
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> Thanks for checking it out.
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> Dave
> www.GPLR.org
Hello everyone,
I just want to let everyone know that LEGO has released two sets that let me
finish the GP38 done in the Alaska RR colors. 8666 comes with 6 of the new 1x1
slopes in Yellow. 8668 comes with two of the 4x4 hood wedge part in Blue.
Racer set 8666.
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=8666_1&v=z
Racer set 8668
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=8668_1&v=z
And here is a picture of the train complete.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/legotrains/Trains/AlaskaRR/gp38_aa.jpg
Enjoy and thanks for checking it out.
Dave
www.GPLR.org
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