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Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 27 Mar 2003 04:58:02 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> You've captured the spirit nicely, and the waving of the arms in the drive
> rods area is to be understood. My only criticism would be the use of spoked
> wheels on the tender... the prototype used much more conventional trucks
> with frames and outside bearings.
That's good to know - I have no problem switching (ha ha) the wheelsets out for
the accurate style - once I get some more of the standard train wheels! I'm
tapped flush out :(
-s
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| (...) Most of your "proto" pics are in fact of that HO model I was referring to, it's been done by many manufacturers over the years... however this one: (URL) believe is something quite different. It's a "fireless" steam engine, if I am not (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Ya, yard goats are almost as cute as Critters. This switcher (or one very like it) is extremely well known among old time model railroaders because there were so many copies of an HO model of it sold in the 40s, 50s and 60s... You've captured (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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