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Subject: 
Re: Northern Pacific SW1200
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 1 May 2007 08:10:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
> 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.

I cheated to flatten the top of the similar handrails on the VO660 buy putting a
paperclip inside the flex tube.

Tim



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  Re: Northern Pacific SW1200
 
(...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-07, to lugnet.trains)

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