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Re: P42DC Amtrak Loco with SOUND
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 29 Jun 2000 09:46:17 GMT
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote:
> I just uploaded pictures of my latest train creation. I modeled the
> P42DC Amtrac locomotive seen here:
Very nice model, Kevin. Really cool.
> Sound is provided by a Code Pilot from 8479. Getting the Code Pilot to • fit in
> a 6 wide train was not easy. I had to use various thin wall/equivelant
> elements so the buttons and connectors would clear. Even still, there was • no
> way to clear the motor output connector without seriously impacting looks
> so I removed it. It snaps out easially once the unit is disassembled,
> with no wires to cut. It can be snaped back in just as easially.
> I also had to drop down the center of the wagon plate about two plates
> so it would clear the roof.
Would removing the battery cover help a bit in getting the CP to fit inside?
Mario
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 | | Re: P42DC Amtrak Loco with SOUND
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| (...) Nope. The problem is the buttons and the connectors. Removing the battery cover gains about a half a millimeter, where we ned almost a full brick width. KL (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | P42DC Amtrak Loco with SOUND
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| I just uploaded pictures of my latest train creation. I modeled the P42DC Amtrac locomotive seen here: (URL) originally tried to duplicate the color scheme in that picture but it look so good. Instead I used the classic 4558 color scheme: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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