RE: (erielack) New Erie RS3 photos...

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <"paultup_@_interactive.net">]

> >Regardless, I still think it's a very nice model - painted up
> and detailed,
> >you'd be hard pressed to criticize it. Only thing I need now
> (HEY MODELING
> >FOLKS! LISTEN UP!) is someone to make a detail part of the large boxy
> >retrofit louvers that the Erie (and later EL) added to the
> majority of the
> >900's (and to some of the 1000's). Right now, I was going to try and
> >scratchbuild the part and cast some in resin, but... if someone knows
> >someone who would feel compelled to injection mold such a part,
> well.... :)
> >
> >I can provide the dimensions and an isometric drawing I made of the part,
> if
> >that will help.... :)
> >
> Would these work on the PA's as well.  Would like to have some for that!

YES! This was an in-house Erie design to improve airflow through the
louvers, and they were retrofitted to the corners of the nose on PA's (for
toilet ventilation, of all things!)

	- Paul


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