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Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:09:21 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> And Lar, don't knock the rivet counters-- they have their points, too:-) Mine
> is in bringing all of this up is that some details are more significant that
> others. For instance, the number of fans is trivial; the number of wheels per
> truck is pretty fundamental. Dean can call his MOC a *steam* engine if he
> wants to, but at some point it would be a misnomer, as would calling it an "SD".
The *only* problem with that is TLC made their 9V electric train motor with
2 axles and not 3. I have seen some pretty good MOCs that get around this
issue, but none of them seem to sit right on a 6 wide--what I noticed anyway.
So until we get a nicely designed truck with 3 axles that looks good for a 6
wide, it's nitpicky to say an engine "can't be whatever because it only has
2 axle trucks instead of 3."
But I remember all this being discussed years ago--my bottom line is that
the SD40 is very well done, and I'm currently revamping my engines to
incorporate some ideas gleaned from these engines.
Old engines here:
http://sparky.i989.net/rollstok.htm
(soon to be revamped engines :) )
Nicely done!
> Learning which details to model that are significant, especially when one is
> engaged in selective compression, is all a part of the creative building
> process that we all enjoy so much (those of us, that is, who *engage* in
> selective compression;-)
I agree :)
> -John
Dave K
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| (...) I don't think it will ever come, and I hope it never comes, and here's why: To design a 6 wheeled truck, you need to make the spacing between the wheels pretty short in order for the truck to negotiate the tight LEGO track curves, a la the 12 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) As Lar mentioned, there isn't any definitive version (keep in mind that the GP is an evolving entity itself, so your question is *really* vague). Generally, a number following the letter indentification indicated the horse power rating; so a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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