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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 302 posts

LAST EDITED ON Apr-25-03 AT 02:35 PM (EDT)

I was bored last night, so I resized and repositioned the windshields on the NALW C40-8W. Thy are now flush with the nose, and have a length-to-width ratio of 2.5 to 1 (both items are prototypical), versus the original 2.0 to 1. Personally, I think it looks much better. Any comments?Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.

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RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, WabashJae, Apr-25-03, 04:20 PM, (1) RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, JonN, Apr-26-03, 08:54 AM, (3) RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, csxt602, Apr-25-03, 05:01 PM, (2) RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, JonN, Apr-26-03, 08:55 AM, (4) RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, Macster, Apr-26-03, 11:02 AM, (5) RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, JonN, Apr-26-03, 05:42 PM, (6) RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, JonN, Apr-26-03, 10:20 PM, (7) RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos, JonN, Apr-27-03, 01:24 AM, (8)

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WabashJaeCharter Member · 280 posts

RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos

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How about resizing the couplers and MU cables? I always thought they were WAY out of proportion.
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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 302 posts

RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos

LAST EDITED ON Apr-26-03 AT 08:57 AM (EDT)

I can't do anything about those without modifying the model itself, and I have no way of doing that. The windshields were fixed by modifying the textures. You're right though, the couplers and MU cables are too large.
Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.

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csxt602Charter Member · 570 posts

RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos

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>Personally, I think it looks much better. Any comments?The windows actually angle in towards the center, as seen here on one of my pics of CSX CW44AC 482:Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos – image 5Chris Denbow - Baltimore, MD
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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 302 posts

RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos

I'll try that. I knew something still didn't look quite right about it. Thanks for pointing that out.Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.

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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 302 posts

RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos

LAST EDITED ON Apr-26-03 AT 05:45 PM (EDT)

Okay, here is the next phase. I have angled the windows as suggested. Bear in mind that this is probably not the final version. I think the next addition should be the gaskets around the window.Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.

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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 302 posts

RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos

Final version, with gaskets. Also slightly repositioned. Amazing how you can make a locomotive look so much better without touching the model. Kyle Fawson proved that with his UP AC4400 in the "Building America" scheme (Using NALW's model).Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.

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JonNMember since Apr-9-03 · 302 posts

RE: Windshield fix for NALW GE Widecab locos

LAST EDITED ON Apr-27-03 AT 01:28 AM (EDT)

Last item: Here is Kyle Fawson's UP AC4400 "Building America" reskin of the NALW model (The best reskin of that model available, in my opinion), with my windshield correction complete.Jonathan Nikiforovs.
Milepost 180, CP Belleville Sub.

Repainter for Yonder Locomotive Works.

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