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Subject: 
Re: Northern Pacific SW1200
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 1 May 2007 05:09:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Matt Hamann wrote:
A while ago Benn Coifman posted a
<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=232525 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 (which I have yet to photograph). So, enough
talk, here's the brickshelf folder:

<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=250394
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/mattH/SW1200/000.jpg>>

Please let me know what you think,
Matt

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 that you might want to flatten out the top of the handrails on the front
sides.

Benn

PS, I'll try to dig up a photo I have of an NP sw1200 for you.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Northern Pacific SW1200
 
(...) 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)
  Re: Northern Pacific SW1200
 
(...) 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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  Northern Pacific SW1200
 
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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