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Post by johnnetzlof on Dec 11, 2008 23:19:49 GMT -5
 Looks like it'd be an interesting build! Apparently Habco had a could of these units, for reasons unknown personally to me, but apparently it was to handle extra equipment and crew members when it was at the helm of a Railgrinding trainset. I'm sure someone can invent a new history and reason for keeping the oddity! www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1063171 |
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CIOR
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Post by CIOR on Dec 30, 2008 14:39:59 GMT -5
Now that is UGLY...
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Post by Randy Earle on Dec 30, 2008 23:09:23 GMT -5
An RV on rails. lol
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Smoke
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Post by Smoke on Dec 31, 2008 1:02:16 GMT -5
Looks like they have enough room in there to play Wii, on a 50" TV. lol
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DRLOCO
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Post by DRLOCO on Jul 8, 2009 0:18:19 GMT -5
I have an old RPP CF7 shell here, now I know what to do with it!
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Post by icghogger on Jul 8, 2009 8:32:02 GMT -5
Go for it, Kris! If you need something to chop up, I have a couple of older Athearn Dummy F units (A's & B's) I can contribute for the surgery  |
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bar1967
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Post by bar1967 on Jul 28, 2010 21:22:13 GMT -5
Link this photo to anyone who says the BL-2 was the ugliest diesel made...LOL. This hideous beast should make them change that perception....
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kcs1967
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Post by kcs1967 on Jul 29, 2010 16:02:25 GMT -5
Well for me, I likes 'em ugly, a shame I have no reason to build one of these as i have a pair of BL2 on the back house back burner.
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Aug 11, 2010 12:14:44 GMT -5
And they picked some ugly colors for it too. Could make for an interesting proejct, now aside from a railgrinder outfit that needed room for an extra crew, why could a railroad use these?
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Post by 1stcajon on Aug 12, 2010 11:29:08 GMT -5
Looks like the cab extension was made to the front of the existing cab as there's no high nose. Shouldn't be too hard to build it by cutting front of old cab off & make the extension using plastic sheets. All very carefully of course!  |
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Post by icghogger on Aug 12, 2010 11:42:08 GMT -5
Looks like the cab extension was made to the front of the existing cab as there's no high nose. Shouldn't be too hard to build it by cutting front of old cab off & make the extension using plastic sheets. All very carefully of course! It kinda, sorta looks like two early GP cabs spliced together. This beast is getting more interesting every time I look at it! I wish somebody would do it, so I don't have to......... ;D |
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