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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Right on, Mason; but I think you expressed it backwards. NWSL
produced the pilot model which Tom Dressler got to examine. Tom took a picture,
which appeared in the Jan/Feb 1976 issue of the newsletter of the first
N&amp;WHS. (Also the pilot model of the W6) Wonder where they are
now?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim Nichols<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
nw-modeling-list-bounces@nwhs.org [mailto:nw-modeling-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>NW Modeling List<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'NW Modeling List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: Brass project to be considered<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>I was aware that
there was a V1, but not sure of its production. Thanks for setting me straight,
as I have only seen one for sale many years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Thanks, Stephen<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Modeling List,</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I concur with Rev. Jim, and believe that Tom Dressler
prepared only one pilot model for Northwest Shortline to be produced after the
W2 2-8-0. </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Mason Cooper&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Who
made those 15 V1&#8217;s? I was nopt aware of them. Only one I knew of was a
pilot model by NWSL.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim Nichols</span><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Has anyone seen
or have one of the elusive V1&#8217;s?&nbsp; I believe only 15 were made.</span><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Yes.&nbsp; We
need the T6 bad for the steam thru diesel era.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Stephen<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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