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Re: Canadian National SD40-2 Diesel Engine V2
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 10 Oct 2002 20:45:36 GMT
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.trains, James Trobaugh writes:
> > 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 vents the best I could. Orginally they were going • to
> > be SD40Ts but a T unit (tunnel) has the side vents down low and the Rio
> > Grande decal wouldn't work if I did that....so I just made them into • SD40s
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=201249
>
> Just one question. I am wondering if you thought about using unpowered 3 • axel
> 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 on the corners?
One word pretty much. POWER. I need juice for my lights and fans. Also I can
do a trick with the controller to disconnect the engine from the first car.
So I can play shunter. :-)
I did have the rear wheels at a 3 axle configuration but didn't like the
look, it didn't flow. So I put two motors in it. This makes it look uniform.
This engine also has so little friction that it can pull an enormous amount
of rolling stock.
Dean
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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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