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Very nice! I'm impressed at how you hid the PF battery box and components.
I've tried running the current PF setup in my modern locomotives, but with the
non-variable controller it is very rough going.
BTW, nice articles and pictures in RailBricks. In my opinion, you are certainly
the best Steam builder that is still actively building. (though after reading
the articles in RailBricks, I wonder about you steam builders opinion on
non-steam builders).
Great work!
Scott
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In lugnet.trains, Scott Wardlaw wrote:
> Very nice! I'm impressed at how you hid the PF battery box and components.
> I've tried running the current PF setup in my modern locomotives, but with the
> non-variable controller it is very rough going.
That is the downside of doing things with the current PF parts. I'm hopping that
when the new train specific stuff come out that it will be a pretty simple
retrofit. And if I can I'd like to work the new smaller rechargeable battery
that's so posed to come out into the tender as well. Eliminating the need for a
battery car. Though I do like the way the flat car turned out.
> BTW, nice articles and pictures in RailBricks. In my opinion, you are certainly
> the best Steam builder that is still actively building. (though after reading
> the articles in RailBricks, I wonder about you steam builders opinion on
> non-steam builders).
>
> Great work!
> Scott
Thanks. To be honest we think you non steam guys are just weird. :P
But seriously. Though I'm a steam era guy (even the diesels I've built so far
have been late steam era) I love to see any quality train MOC. Steam may be more
challenging to get running but you modern guys have plenty of challenge in
modeling paint schemes and body contours. I have a more modern engine I'm
working on (well if you consider an SD45 modern) and I can certainly appreciate
what you, and the other great diesel builders do.
Cale
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In lugnet.trains, Cale Leiphart wrote:
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I was waiting until the release of RailBricks #5 to post this. So now that it’s out I present.
Pennsylvania RR #7688
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Pennsylvania RR #7688 was built by Lima Locomotive Works in September 1915.
She was one of 445 H10s class 2-8-0 Consolidations built for the Pennsy and
one of 45 to eventually receive automatic stokers. She is equipped with a
80P81a class tender.
She is now preserved at the Railroad Museum of
Pennsylvania in Stasburg Pennsylvania and is the only surviving Lima built
PRR steam Locomotive.
My model of #7688 has a unique twist. It ditches the standard 9v train motors
and uses a power functions based drive system inspired by
Swoofty. If
you want to know all the gory details about it works you can find my article
on it in RailBricks #5.
Building this engine has given me hope for the future of LEGO Trains. #7688
was built with the PF elements currently available (which aren’t really
geared for trains but are very versatile non the less) and has proven quite
successful. Hopefully when the actual PF Train line is released things will
only get better.
Brickshelf Gallery
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Cale
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Excellent variation of using PFS. We’re really beginning to see the potential of
this system. When I spotted the two motors in your instructions I was
immediately sold. Great work making it all look pretty.
Tim
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In lugnet.trains, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Excellent variation of using PFS. We’re really beginning to see the potential
of this system. When I spotted the two motors in your instructions I was
immediately sold. Great work making it all look pretty.
Tim
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Thanks I agree. There is some great potential in the new Power Functions system.
I’m looking forward to the seeing the new train specific elements.
Cale
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