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Subject: 
VO-660 in SEABOARD livery
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Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:35:42 GMT
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Hi all,

After seeing Jeramy Spurgeon’s excellent EMD NW2 I decided to have a look at some US switchers (as a quick glance at my trains folder will tell you I don’t often do stuff from NA) to see if there were any I liked. Sure enough I saw the lovely black and dark red SEABOARD livery on a nifty VO-660. Anyway, here it is



BS

Flickr

The side handrails are nicked blatantly from Jeramy’s train.

In terms of construction, the cab is a bundle of snot but the most fun part was doing the front grille (1 and 2).

Tim



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  Re: VO-660 in SEABOARD livery
 
(...) Tim, There's a lot to like about this engine! I really dig the livery, but it is your headlight design that I like most. A very clever and sleek look (with that 1x3 slope behind it). I also noticed those axes on your wheel coverings. Slick! (...) (18 years ago, 13-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
  Re: VO-660 in SEABOARD livery
 
(...) Very nice, Tim. Takes me back a few years when I was WAY into building switchers. With all of the new colors and elements available these days, it is worthwhile to revisit them. Actually, I've one half-finished sitting on my shelf of (...) (18 years ago, 13-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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