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A while ago Benn Coifman posted a (URL) NP GP9> and I thought it would be cool to have another Northern Pacific loco running around the COLTC layout. I also made it in the NP livery because I had lots of leftover black bricks from my hopper cars (...) (18 years ago, 29-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) Nice work, Matt. The front light is very clever. Tim (18 years ago, 30-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Neat! I really like the sideways-mounted black "car doors" along the sides. Nice details! -Paul D. (18 years ago, 30-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Pretty slick! Very good detail all around and clever tricks abound. I like the spark arresters on the stacks. The rear of the cab looks well detailed, do you have a photo of the rear when it is all together too? The only suggestion I have is (...) (18 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I cheated to flatten the top of the similar handrails on the VO660 buy putting a paperclip inside the flex tube. Tim (18 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, Benn. (URL) a picture of the rear>. I choose not to have the handrails at an angle since I felt that it couldn't be properly done. If you can't tell, the rear was inspired in part by Tim Gould's (URL) VO-660>. I've been trying to (...) (18 years ago, 2-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The build looks great, and big too. (...) I've used brass rod from a hobby shop. Mat (18 years ago, 3-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the suggestion, Mat. I'm going to pic up some waterslide decals at the hobby shop later so I'll make sure to get some brass rod while I am there. I came up with a solution for the hand rails on the rear of the cab, (URL) here> it (...) (18 years ago, 12-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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