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Re: Building an E-6 Atlantic 4-4-2
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 9 Aug 2001 15:42:03 GMT
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John,
Your Hiawatha is great. I am going to need many more curved bricks before I
can try a streamliner. As for the front truck, I thnk I am going to try the
small red spoked wheels. The front truck will need to swing under the
pistons on curves. The tender is a 4-4 so I will put to power trucks in it.
The rings are Rat's work. I got them through Mark & Milissa Millère. The
rings work well and no LEGO is damaged when using them. I think the demand
for the red wheels will increase - but I hope not too much, I would like to
get two more!
Bob
In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Very nice, Bob! I too have built an Atlantic so I feel as if I know what
> you're going through (albeit a streamlined one which pulled the famous
> Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha passenger train). A 4-4-2 is a good choice, IMO,
> because it is easier to manage just 4 larger drivers. (Here's mine to
> compare):
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=526
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> I utilized the 9 volt motor for the front truck, and by the looks of your
> proto-pic, I would think that the wheels on the 9 volt would be just right.
> That way, too, you would have pulling power as well. I placed a second motor
> in my tender, which was a 6-4 configuration. It appears to me that yours is a
> 4-4.
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> I really like the looks of Rat's handiwork (that's his, correct?). I would
> love to see someone create *complete* realistic drivers-- those red wheels are
> hard to come by!
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> I look further updates!
>
> -John
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 | | Re: Building an E-6 Atlantic 4-4-2
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| Very nice, Bob! I too have built an Atlantic so I feel as if I know what you're going through (albeit a streamlined one which pulled the famous Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha passenger train). A 4-4-2 is a good choice, IMO, because it is easier to manage (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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