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4-6-6-4 "Challenger" (in progress!)
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Wed, 1 Jan 2003 02:08:45 GMT
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Just wanted to toss out a link to my current GMLTC project. I'm working on
a model of the famous Union Pacific #3985 'Challenger' 4-6-6-4 steam engine.
It's huge (64 studs long for the locomotive itself), but it handles the
curves on Lego track quite nicely. I came up with what I think is a new way
to keep it on the tracks, using the small train wheels mounted horizontally
instead of vertically. (Or vertically instead of horizontally -- whatever!
It's not the "normal" way to run the small train wheels.... <grin> )
Check out the images and text at http://www.gmltc.org/Challenger.html
And as is usual here in .trains, comments or questions are welcome!
JohnG, GMLTC
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 | | Re: 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" (in progress!)
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| (...) Great plan for the small wheels!! Might have to use it on my 2-10-0 (which won't handle well in switches anyways! It'll be more for show... I can't think of any other way to 10 straight drive wheels stay on the tracks (even straight tracks). (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 4-6-6-4 "Challenger" (in progress!)
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| John, Fabulous, I find it very interesting that after all this time that most of us have been doing things backward so to speak. I've been keeping to myself most of the time when it comes to the Large Steam train line because the last two I did were (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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