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Hi All, In a massive departure from my usual modus operandi, I finished up my latest project last night; a 4-4-4 steam engine. The uncharted territory (for me at least) comes from the fact that (a) the steam engine is *6-wide*, and (b) it is not (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains) !
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Hey Shaun- Good idea, and nice MOC! It is a rare engine indeed that can both look the most detailed it can AND be highly functional as well. I am going to ask Ross to take on your challenge of modifying your design and see what he comes up with-- I (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Shaun, I really like how you used a standard train base plate for the foundation of this steam locomotive model. I love how you disguised this base plate at the piston/cylinders with the hinged panel; dropping it SNOT-wise at a slight angle to (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can't wait to see how those pistons work. Lookin' forward to those instructions! Great steamer! I've three suggestions though; a) the tender (IMO) would look better if it were slightly elongated and if the slopeback were given a bit more (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia writes: Thanks for the comments, Stefan. (...) Hmmm, methinks the tender is the Achilles tendon? ;) Actually, I spent very little time on the tender itself, throwing it together in about 90 minutes. All of your (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) running on it! Seriously, tell Ross not to try anything *too* spectacular ... I'm running out of black bricks, plates, and slopes, and I'm not sure I can keep up anymore. Every time he posts a new design, I run off with a dozen different (...) (22 years ago, 16-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the feedback, James. Like I said, I tried to use as many standard pieces as possible. Besides the regular baseplate, it also uses one of the 4x6 truck plates with the central technic pin, and the front wheels can be adapted pretty (...) (22 years ago, 16-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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