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Re: New MOC: 4-8-4 Northern
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 4 Jan 2004 15:02:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mattias Martensson wrote:
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Hi again Shaun
After studing the fantastic pictures in more detail I have two small qustions
Just behind the main smokestack there are two pins standing up side by side,
How are these made?
How have you connected the piston rods to the wheels?
Mattias
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Hi Mattias,
The pins behind the smokestack are this piece, in black:
To connect the wheels to the piston rods, the axles are extended slightly to
each side, and attached to one end of these:
The piston rods are then connected via the central hole of the liftarm, which
allows for free rotation. You can kind of see them in this image here, though
they’re mostly hidden behind the rods themselves:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=617784
Thanks for the recommendations of reference materials ... I’m definitely going
to look into getting a copy of the Locomotive Encyclopedia you mentioned, and
the website you listed has some fantastic images!
As for what’s next ... I’m not sure, train-wise! I’ve got a couple of other
projects in the works, but none of them are train-related. I’d like to find
some other “oddball” train creation to try my hand at - along the lines of a
handcar and snowplow, something that can include some eye-catching automation.
Any suggestions?
Thanks again for the feedback!
-s
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| Hi again Shaun After studing the fantastic pictures in more detail I have two small qustions Just behind the main smokestack there are two pins standing up side by side, How are these made? How have you connected the piston rods to the wheels? (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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