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Re: Beyer-Garrett 4-8-4-4-8-4 Sudan
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:20:37 GMT
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James Powell wrote:

> In lugnet.trains, Stacy Bledsoe writes:
> > I have posted a few pictures on Brickshelf.com of the Beyer-Garrett that I
> > have been building.  It is still in Design Development, there are a few things
> > I still need to work on, mostly detailing.  But, I thought I would give you
> > all a look-see since a few of you were interested.  Please post any comments
> > or suggestions.

Impressive, Stacy.   I am not that familiar with this type; do you have any
proto-photos from which you are working?

> > Thanks,
> > Stacy
> > 
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1381
> 
> Nice!  Now we have someone beating the Yanks at large engines :).

Brace yourself if Dan Siskind ever gets around to converting his Big Boy to 8
wide:-)  (although his 8 wide Dash 9 is pretty large, too...)

-John

>  Some
> comments:  The firebox looks too small, and the boiler should be more squatted
> down.  They go out to the loading gauge, and are as short as possible typically
> on a garrett.  I'm not sure, but this one is modeled on a EAR one?
> 
> James



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  Re: Beyer-Garrett 4-8-4-4-8-4 Sudan
 
(...) things (...) comments (...) squatted (...) typically (...) The white wheels will go away. They are just temps. I have some small gray spoked wheels from the new dino-adventurers sets. I just have a little suspension issue to take care of (...) (26 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Beyer-Garrett 4-8-4-4-8-4 Sudan
 
(...) Hey Rocket Boy, take another look at the Brickshelf(tm) pics... :-) In one of them the model is sitting on top of a proto photo of a similar configuration unit. So I am going to go with "Yes, Stacy has proto-photos from which Stacy is (...) (26 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Beyer-Garrett 4-8-4-4-8-4 Sudan
 
(...) comments: The firebox looks too small, and the boiler should be more squatted down. They go out to the loading gauge, and are as short as possible typically on a garrett. I'm not sure, but this one is modeled on a EAR one? James (26 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)

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