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Re: My first MOC locomotive
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Date: 
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:27:34 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Hafner writes:
This is my first true MOC locomotive-
http://www.hafhead.com/lego/mytrain/loc1969/index.html
Feedback is very welcome- thanks!

I love the rotating fan/vents on top!  Does the extra power
drain on the 9V affect the speed at all?  (I wouldn't think so.)
How fast do they spin?  Mind if I try to do the same thing?

SRC
StRuCtures
L#765



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  Re: My first MOC locomotive
 
(...) No, it doesn't seem to. But the big ol' 9v motor makes the loc very top-heavy. It can't do corners at full speed if it has a decent straight lead into them. If I do that again, I might try using a micromotor and gearing it up. On the other (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  My first MOC locomotive
 
Hello, all- This is my first true MOC locomotive- in the past, I've only worked with 4.5 volt trains. And the 4.5 volt locomotives I made were just slightly modified official sets. I did this up in my LTC's colors, and added a few stickers to pretty (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains) ! 

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