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Re: MOC: first 8-wide diesel moc
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Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:02:59 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Hey Mike-
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> Nice job on the 8 wide! I like the turned sideways doors for front windows.
> I am trying to think of an all green line, and the closest I can come to is
> BN, which was actually black on top. So, you could convert all of your green
> on top to black and have extra green for length...
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> Also, you should decide how wide you want to make your body-- 4 wide is prolly
> easiest, although a little narrow for proto. 6 is a bit wide; 5 is about
> right, but a hassle to model:-/ One thing is for sure-- you should leave a
> walk way which extends all along the side of the loco, except for the cab.
> Some BNs had covered walkways, and so the loco was full width all the way down
> to the end (to eliminate the accumulation of snow).
Not only BN ran these (named F45, FP45), and the walkway isn't covered for
that reason. Wisconsin Central has the most right now, but the marron &
gold is hard to model. Here are 3 pictures of BN F45's:
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel30.html
Now this locomotive has one to cover from snow:
(soory, couldn't find one yet, i'll reply if i do)
Josh
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> But all in all, a very nice effort. At least you got the overall width
> correct;-D
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> -John
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> Mike Knuepfel wrote:
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> > this is my first try at making an 8- wide diesel train. Ran a little short
> > on green. I think it needs to be a little longer.
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3229
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> > enjoy! any feedback appreciated!
> >
> > -Mike Knuepfel
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| (...) Yes, the primary purpose was to cut down on wind resistance, but other related advantages included: easier access to machinery when loco was in motion, passage along motive power was obviously safer when in motion, they were easier to clean (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hey Mike- Nice job on the 8 wide! I like the turned sideways doors for front windows. I am trying to think of an all green line, and the closest I can come to is BN, which was actually black on top. So, you could convert all of your green on top to (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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