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Re: CN engine WIP
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:26:27 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Aaron M. Sneary wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > > Not bad, but a bit stubby, as others have said. Try making the cab a bit
> > > shorter. That gives a stud or two more to the hood and hides the
> > > disproportionality. Also, consider black trucks instead of gray. Gray is a
> > > bit too light for most protos unless they are brand new or kept clean.
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> > > ++Lar
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> > Oh, yea, it's waaaay to short to be prototypical. But I see what you mean
> > about the safety cab hood being a little too short. Don't know how much I
> > can change in the cab, and keep the snotty windows. As for the striped
> > portion, I think it's proportionally too long, but the overall engine length
> > is too short.
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> I think I may not have spoken clearly, my apologies.
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> Older hood units have 2 hoods, one long one and one short one. With a safety
> cab (or full width cab and nose) the engine only has one hood, the long one,
> which in this paint scheme carries the black and white diagonals. It's my
> view *that* hood (the long hood) is too short, not too long. It may not
> measure out that way but it's how it feels.
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> ~~~
It does look a little stubby--so I agree with Larry.
However, it's sooooo cute being stubby :)
Dave K
-never overlook the 'cute' factor!
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| (...) I would agree with everyone that the long hood is too short for the train, but at least in person, it feels proptionally too long compared to the Cab/nose. But from what I've been told, building it as a 6-axle SD would be much harder. So I (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: CN engine WIP
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| (...) I think I may not have spoken clearly, my apologies. Older hood units have 2 hoods, one long one and one short one. With a safety cab (or full width cab and nose) the engine only has one hood, the long one, which in this paint scheme carries (...) (19 years ago, 17-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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