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Hood is 6" too tall!So two possibilities here. 1. When EMD mounted the NW2 hood to the reinforced, taller frame, they removed 6" from the hood and doors (unlikely).2. The artist who drew these got confused how high the hood is from the frame, which is stepped. This may mean the height of the cab is also compromised. I find this much more likely.I'm going to keep my model as is. I don't see an easy way to fix any of it and the difference in height between the short and long hood isn't that noticeable.But it does explain why everything always looks a bit off.
They are not the same drawing as they deviate in some interesting measurements, first that the top of rail to top of cab is 14' 5 1/4 on the MR drawing and 14' 8" on the Carstens drawing.
This is such a strange prototype. Like nothing makes any sense.
Randy had extended an invitation to me to visit the Grafton and Upton to grab a few parts. Of course I got busy with a quarantine and several snow storms. I hope to take him up on the offer. I'm bring up the NW5 when I see him.One thing I noticed from some of the photos is that the hood body apoears to be on a perch. This is the same height as the step in the frame. So if the drawings are to be true, the hood, doors and everything would have been chopped 6 inches all around. That would be a headache to try and replace compartment doors.I should have just ignored the bottom of the doors and built it like your model, but I didn't. I do have another NW2 hood, and some Kato frame bits leftover from the original project. Maybe I should see if I can do a better job.But then that makes the whole front window set fall out of alignment.This is such a strange prototype. Like nothing makes any sense.