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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by egmurphy [quote]QUOTE: Pedro: i thought it was too insignificant for its own topic and i thought i would "test the water" in here first. posting a new topic sometimes seems like creating fuss over nothing.[/quote] Trust me on this, there's no topic too insignificant to post if you need info on it. That's the beauty of the forum. Think of it, there's probably a guy lurking on the forum who doesn't post that much because he feels he doesn't have that much to add. But he has a string of those Bombardier cars. Your question gives him a chance to whip out his scale rule and post an answer. You both win. Let me give you a personal example. A few weeks ago some guy posted loooking for kits for a rotary snowplow and tender made my DimiTrains. These have been out of production for years. By pure dumb luck I had these kits, still unbuilt, that I had purchased back in 1987. What's even more amazing is that I knew where they were since I had recently seen them while unpacking some of my old train stuff. Now a rotary snowplow would be a bit out of place on the Ferrocarril Veracruz Norte, so those kits are now happily being assembled by some guy in Corpus Christi. Maybe no one will have the answer, but ask away. Ed [/quote] Ed [:)] You deserve an "attaboy" for the snowplow. [:D] [;)] Way to go, now how about some Alcos in HO. [:D] Just kidding. [;)] Maybe. [;)] It is a great day here, the sun is out, no wind, mild temps, too nice (for this time of year) to be indoors. Duchess is enjoying being on her chain, and I am enjoying her being on her chain. [:D] (outside and not bugging me as she is very jealous of the computer) [8D] Well today I have been experimenting (unsuccessfully) with my photos and making thumbnails and such. I get a lot of requests for my 3985 pics and was trying to make thumbnails to save uploading time. [:(] It would have been a great day do run some live steam, wish I had some. [:p] (And the land to run it on and play with it.) [8D] Hey Fly Guys [:p] Talk about strange looking planes, take a look at the Global Hawk (RQ-4A), made by Northrop Grumman. It looks like a cross between an old German Buzz bomb and . . . well nevermind. Another aircraft that was a complete diaster was the Barling Bomber (NBL-1). The JU-88 was consider slow but would have flown rings around the Barling Bomber's top speed of 95mph [:0] And let's not forget Burt Rutan's White Knight and Space Ship One, truly innovative but somewhat lacking in normal appearance. WE could go back in history and find many examples of "strange looking" planes. Some of them actually flew well, others did not. The "V" tail Bonanza is still a little strange looking but only when you consider the empennage (tail section), but it flies. Now back to the trains. [;)] While we are talking about strange looking "items" we should mention the newest creations of EMD and GE. Both have produced a new loco that is not exactly pleasing to the eye. In my book GE has made the ugliest locos that I have seen. On on the other side of the fence, the Alco RSD15 is one of my favorites though, I love that looooonnnnngggg hood. [;)] [:D] Now as far as lunch, I will have to pass on the rat-ka-bob. [B)] Someone else may have my share. [:p] Well off to walk the dog. [8] See ya. [8D]
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