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I quite like the Fell one of those quirky little prototypes in the UK from the 50s and 60s.

The GT3 English electric Gas Turbine loco being one of my favorites which some may consider ugly.

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Hm... spontaneous thoughts:

 

- Fell: reminds me to an Orc loco from W40k.

- GT3 never can be ugly since it's a turbine. Even if covered in chocolate.

- McKeen certainly is from the 1960ies series "Raumpatrouille Orion"...

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- McKeen certainly is from the 1960ies series "Raumpatrouille Orion"...

 

Thank you kindly, I'm going to have the theme music stuck in my head all day...

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Yup, headlights are a bit offputting but overall it looks more like a proper locomotive than some of the "designed by a designer" ones which have appeared in the last few years.

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I don't know, it just looks wrong. Just check more pictures on google. The shape of those side windows. The dented metal skin even on new locos.

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I don't know, it just looks wrong. Just check more pictures on google. The shape of those side windows. The dented metal skin even on new locos.

Do you mean how the light is reflecting unevenly off the side of it? That is curious.

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Hello,

 

You mean they got it wrong 16 times???

 

Yes. They basically did a single body type and16 different colour variations. Wich doesn't help either.

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I think we haven't had the ICE's grandfather, DB BR 403 "Donald Duck", yet.

I know there are many people who absolutely hate its looks. I for one love it.

After being left to rot for 20 years one unit is currently being restored to serviceable condition.

 

 

Do you mean how the light is reflecting unevenly off the side of it? That is curious.

Yup, that.

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I think we haven't had the ICE's grandfather, DB BR 403 "Donald Duck", yet.

I know there are many people who absolutely hate its looks. I for one love it.

After being left to rot for 20 years one unit is currently being restored to serviceable condition.

 

I kind of like those, I remember seeing one in a Lima catalogue I had in the 1980s. The N gauge Lima version pops up on Yahoo Japan every now and again and goes for silly prices, so it seems popular here.

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I agree on the Softronic Phoenix. The transmontana isn't better either. Especially in the green paint.

 

https://www.softronic.ro/engb-locomotive-transmontana.html

 

Again, the headlight arrangment destroys the whole design.

 

Beforeafter.jpg

 

Right is the photoshopped version. Headlights taken from a danish DSB EA series.

 

Then Back to japan. This is JR Kyushu's 815 series.

 

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