American Diesel Train EMD DDA 40 XX

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Spooky
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American Diesel Train EMD DDA 40 XX

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Finally :)

The premier model of all the trains I do :) with a couple of shots of the tanker truck that is being modified to the Diesels scale.

The main engine is some 680mm long when cut from 4.2mm MDF and has a cut time of 40 minutes on an 80 watt machine. Cut from one sheet of 1200mm x 600mm MDF with smaller sizes available that can be cut on any laser with a bed size of 300mm x 400mm in the case of 3.2mm MDF. Sorry but 300 x 400 is the minimum size that can realistically be used as materials under 3mm are unlikely to have sufficient strength and rigidity to be assembled without breaking.

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266 Parts and heaven knows how long to put together :)

This is the actual Train used as the master for the above.

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I'm very lucky in having the help of a real Master Draughtsman, Liam Biggs without whose help many of my projects would have never reached completion.

Best wishes

Dave
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Re: American Diesel Train EMD DDA 40 XX

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That is nothing short of being totally excellent Dave.

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Re: American Diesel Train EMD DDA 40 XX

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Fantastic!

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Re: American Diesel Train EMD DDA 40 XX

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The detail is astounding! You have a very keen eye, and an awesome set of skills! :)
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