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Re: C&NW Bi-levels, take 2
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 1 Mar 2011 18:53:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
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All in all the cars are better proportioned. But
best of all, I got the colors much closer to the prototype.
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I love the dark green, Benn! And I love the
Twin Cities 400 line; it was the
major competitor to the Hiawatha line.
Speaking of the Hi, I have pretty much completed mine, after only about 8 years
in the making. Still need to sticker it up, though, so it’s not ready for pics.
JOHN
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| (...) Thanks for the kind words John and Cale. The CN&W bi-levels are still among my favorite cars (though of course nothing can compare to dome cars). I like the single level cars that C&NW added a fake roof to so that they could run even with the (...) (13 years ago, 5-Mar-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | C&NW Bi-levels, take 2
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| (4 URLs) full gallery> My first attempt at the C&NW Bi-levels was nice at the time, but now looks clunky. The prototypes are designed for push-pull operations, with a cab car on the rear end. But because I used the drop train base for the cars, I (...) (13 years ago, 25-Feb-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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