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(...) trucks for both the front an back and putting the motors on the first car behind the engines to push? If you didn't I was wondering why. If you did were there problems you encountered with the pushing. Also did the 3 axel trucks have problems (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ... I agree. It's a great idea. And I like the look of the bicycles with the thinner tire, too. I changed two motors right away and there's no question, the traction is improved immensely. I changed the Santa Fe 'A' unit and my 'B' unit, and (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You're referring to the Seaboard Air Line ALCO RSC2's which were retrucked from A1A-A1A to BB, I believe the Milwaukee Road did the same... (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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With my SD40-2 (Rio Grande) I kind of took the middle road and put 6 wheels in the back and used the 4 wheel train motor in the front. I know it's not exact, but we do have to work with in the limits of LEGO parts. I did try match the fans and side (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) If it was anyone else posting the above I'd let it go.. or just post a "yep, well said" because most of the points are valid. BUT, since apparently J2 is identifying himself as a nitpicker, I have to point out that there is almost certainly a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't think it will ever come, and I hope it never comes, and here's why: To design a 6 wheeled truck, you need to make the spacing between the wheels pretty short in order for the truck to negotiate the tight LEGO track curves, a la the 12 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow! Thast's the first time I've ever heard of that. I noticed those rubber tires on the motors before, wondered about the life span etc... but kaboom! What an idea! I changed the subject, some might be trailing off this one... SteveB From "Re: My (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) BTW, wait until you see Ross' latest-- a BN GP50... it literary astounded me when he showed it to me for the first time. Possibly the finest diesel loco I've ever seen modeled in LEGO. When he finishes putting on the final touches, I'll take (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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For those of you who are interested and don't post to any of the regular rail newsgroups, I am offering a route map of CSX's famed Bone Valley phosphate mining region. This hand-drawn map is issued to all CSX train crews operating on the Florida (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That's certainly true, and I want to point out that for my 40 class, I used the round, printed tile from the Millennium Falcon set to achieve that grilled look (light gray). -Harvey (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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