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Re: Cargo Sprinter cab window alternate
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:36:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
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> > Man, a four wide cargo sprinter would look VERY strange.
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> No, if the cab is 6 wide, and the trailing trucks are 4 wide (the same width • as
> the containers) it doesn't look too weird, it looks like someone was • minimizing
> the train to be the smallest/lightest it could be (which is what I have
> done)...No photos yet, because I only have a real camera, and haven't finished
> the roll of film.
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> James P
Cool!
I look forward to seeing the pictures.
Trailing trucks? Are these the central cars that do not have a cab?
later,
James Mathis
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| (...) I did mine more as a example of a minimalisitic aproach to a container train than a copy of the real thing. (more like freelance design for the <o> company than a copy). Design constraints included: using the small train wheels (because I (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cargo Sprinter cab window alternate
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| (...) No, if the cab is 6 wide, and the trailing trucks are 4 wide (the same width as the containers) it doesn't look too weird, it looks like someone was minimizing the train to be the smallest/lightest it could be (which is what I have done)...No (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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