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I wasn’t able to finish them 100% in time for the recent TexLUG meeting, but my
Texas State Railroad steam locomotives are finally done. I’ve also updated my
other two steam engine MOCs since last Lugnet saw them, so I took pictures of
them as well.
TSRR #300
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Consolodation type (2-8-0)
Built in 6-wide
I’m especially proud of the way the stickers I printed turned out. They add a
LOT to the plain black tender. The drive wheels on this locomotive are too
large compared to the locomotive itself, but I’d rather use BBB wheels than try
to build my own.
TSRR#500
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Pacific type (4-6-2)
Built in 7-wide
I wasn’t able to match the green in the stickers as closely as I was with the
Polar Express’ passenger cars (I was using a different printer), but I think
they don’t look too bad. Since they aren’t waterslide it’s easy enough to
replace. If you will recall, this is the locomotive that uses the really great
idea of including the rear pair of lead truck wheels with the driving wheel set,
which allows the engine to manage curves without using smaller wheels or
pistons.
Sava Railways #805
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American type (4-4-0)
Built in 6-wide
This is actually my American 4-4-0 but with a few updates. The biggest update
is the addition of stickers and a number. Ever since he was born some 7 months
ago, my son has been drawn to this locomotive, so I decided to number it after
his birth day, August 5th (8-05).
Pere Marquette #1225
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Berkshire type (2-8-4)
Built in 8-wide
I’ve totally overhauled my design for the #1225 - I’ve replaced plates with
tiles, redesigned the lead truck, lengthened and redesigned the tender, curved
the roof of the cab (blatently copied from Ross and John Neal’s Polar Express
design), changed the smokestack design (stolen from Ben Beneke’s design), to
name a few. To me it looks like an entirely different MOC.
As always, comments and criticism are welcome. I’d also like to thank Ben
Fleskes for his amazing BBB wheels, without which, or his patience and support,
I would never have been able to build these MOCs.
--Tony
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| (...) I really love what you have done with this loco it gives a real impression of speed and power - I think it is simply its sheer size. (the others are great too but this is my favourite). Fantastic Chris (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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