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Re: Rutland Alco RS-3 #205
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Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:16:43 GMT
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CJMASI@*nomorespamNOGARBAGEPLEASE*VERIZON.NET
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Elroy Davis wrote:
> After working out how to build the Rutland boxcar, I decided to work on one of
> the Rutland's diesel locomotives to pull it. An RS-3 looked like a nice
> challenge, and Rutland owned a few of them.
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> <<http://www.nelug.org/mediagallery/mediaobjects/disp/6/6_rutland_rs3.jpg>>
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> I tried to capture the most distinctive characteristics of an RS3. Mainly, the
> curved body, and the blocky trucks. The front truck of this model is brick
> built, and the motor is brick decorated. The trucks are a bit fragile, and I
> haven't had a chance to run my rainbow-colored test model on a track yet, so I
> don't know how much run time I'll get out of them.
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> The windows needed a built solution as well. My original model used 1x2x2
> windows, but I found that they don't come in green, so the cab had to be
> rebuilt.
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> A prototype photo is at
> <http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo=2007051000383328843.jpg> for
> comparison.
>
> -Elroy
Hey, nice work :)
I too like the trucks, but I wonder about their durability. It looks
like the "L" plates are held on by minifig neck bracket thingies... I
hope that will be strong enough because I like the look. Also, you might
have to switch from 1x4 tiles to 1x6 tiles to hold the center section
on. On the other hand, I'd be more than happy to surrender my "most
fragile train on layout" award to you :)
Chris
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| (...) They're strong enough if you don't touch them. They fall off left and right when handling the model. Once it's on the track and running, though, they seem to stay in place. I've been running my test model with a few cars most of the morning, (...) (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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