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Re: The Tequila Sunrise
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 19 May 2007 03:58:36 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote:
> Yes, I caught the typo right after I posted... sigh. What I meant to say is
> that not all the parts came in grey, which is the original color for this
> locomotive (the original color was actually dark grey, but the 4x4 dome piece
> doesn't come in that color). But, obviously, all the parts did come in yellow.
> I also had the choice of (with a light grey boiler) black, white, new dark grey,
> and red. And of course I could have altered the design to use all light grey,
> but it wouldn't have been as pretty. Here's a photo I whipped up to help me
> make up my mind :
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/savatheaggie/453578416/
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> --Tony
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> p.s. I didn't go with new dark grey because I have plans for another engine in
> that color...
Sure, yellow is prototypical...
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/bomuseum/co490.jpg
(yeah, the yellow and gray are backwards, real life can't get everything right)
Now as for doing it in dark gray, if you want to say it hit a few rocks thrown
by the children along the line, you could use the top of a meteorite,
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=30286
Looking good
Benn
PS, and thanks for posting the various shots of the undersides of your
locomotives... I've cribed some ideas and have a 4-6-0 halfway complete.
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