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Wow, Brian,
These are really good models. I had not seen these until just now. Excellent
work. I'm trying to visualize them without the stickers. Still would be great
models! Very nice.
later,
James Mathis
In lugnet.trains, Brian Williams writes:
> All,
>
> Larry mentioned a train in the GMLTC pictures that is not a standard Lego
> color. It is my beloved locomotive "Kathryn" which pulls the royal train on • my
> layout. The dark green color and brass bands are achieved through the use
> of stickers only - no paint. Here you can see the Kathryn and some
> additional sticker examples:
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_Kathryn.JPG"
> Kathryn represents an 1975 German class BII locomotive that pulls the
> Royal Train on my fictitous provincial (German) railway. The tender
> is full height as it carties peat for fuel.
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_772.jpg"
> This is the class 22 electric switcher that I posted previously. It
> is also lettered for the K.W.St.E - Acronym in German for the Royal
> Williamsburg State Railway (No relation to Wurtemburg).
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Quartet.JPG"
> Here is a quartet entertaining passengers at the Winterthur station.
> Only a fanciful model railroad could include such a typically American
> element in a European setting. Custom figures and signage (note the
> second class coach in the background) really add to the layout's
> ambiance.
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/William_Crooks.JPG"
> For the American enthusist, here is a Lego version of the William
> Crooks and two coaches of the St. Paul and Pacific Railway. This was
> the first locomotive in Minnesota. The train premiered last summer
> at the GMLTC display at the National Model Train Show in St. Paul.
> The American flag on the pilot has the correct number of stars for the
> year that Minnesota joined the union. The other flag is the Minnesota
> state flag.
>
>
> -BMW
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