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From: "curtis pope" popectsw AT msn DOT com
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:11:22 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) paint thanks
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Thanks Jeff and Paul for the instructions, that's too easy to just attach a
photo and wallah! Anyway here is a shot of my C44-9W.

Curt Pope
ELHS #1858

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Mutter"
To: "curtis pope"
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) paint thanks


> Hi Curt,
>
> Assuming you already have the picture in a jpg format, simply attach the
> file to an email. The email system does the rest.
>
> I'm looking forward to seeing your C44-9W.
>
> Jeff Mutter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "curtis pope"
> To: "easy haas" ;
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:45 PM
> Subject: Re: (erielack) paint thanks
>
>
> > Hello EZ,
> >
> > Been meaning to encourage you on your project, I did a kato unit in 1998
> and
> > really liked it (especially the rear of the unit). I was quite surprised
> to
> > find that Microscale's HO stripes for the PA units fit the wide nose
> > very
> > well just takes a little care in handling. The only trick I found later
> is
> > the DL&W yellow in the stripes is not going to match commercial EL
> > paints,
> > it's a different shade, so when it ties into the side sill there was a
> > difference in mine. Reading yellow might be a closer match.
> > As soon as someone can offer me advice on how to post pictures, I will
> post
> > one of my c44-9w.
> > Curt Pope
> > ELHS #1858
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "easy haas"
> > To:
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:11 PM
> > Subject: (erielack) paint thanks
> >
> >
> > > Thanks for the feed back. I've seen the pictures of your SD60M and I
> > > liked that you did it; but personally I don't like the big yellow
> > > nose.
> > > I've thought of putting yellow/grey or maroon stripes on the front.
> > > Just
> > > something to break up the blandness with out looking hokey. I'll look
> > > at
> > > the pictures of the TM's. For boxcars, same thing as the nose's,
> > > something to break up the manatony. Maybe yellow like Frisco's high
> > > cubes. The archives, I don't live to far from Akron; but just getting
> > > around to going and spending some time out there looking up all the
> > > stuff I want to is challenging right now. Having them digitally
> > > encrypted would be great and I thought that's what the good folks were
> > > doing. If I had the money, I'd give them some to help the cause, but I
> > > don't. I asked those questions because when ever I can, I'm going to
> > > model the EL from the 70's to the 90's. It'll look kinda look like the
> > > LS&MS main line under Conrail; about half piggyback.
> > > One more question. What's a good Dual-Trunk scanner and where can I
> > > get
> > > one? Thanks EZ
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>

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