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After working out how to build the Rutland boxcar, I decided to work on one of the Rutland's diesel locomotives to pull it. An RS-3 looked like a nice challenge, and Rutland owned a few of them. (URL) I tried to capture the most distinctive (...) (17 years ago, 12-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.org.us.nelug, FTX)
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| | Re: Rutland Alco RS-3 #205
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(...) Really nice work on this. I'm not especially keen on the fan (I think that's what the round bit is) solution though. Perhaps an old smooth tyre over 2x2 round plates or something similar would be more prototypical. It's a fine looking RS-3 (...) (17 years ago, 12-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I really like the use of the curved tile thingys on the noses Tim (17 years ago, 12-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I went home on my lunch break and gave that smooth tyre idea a try. It looks really good. If I could find a smooth tyre in green it would look even better. The other option might be a pulley wheel. I think those come in green. It might have (...) (17 years ago, 12-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, nice work :) I too like the trucks, but I wonder about their durability. It looks like the "L" plates are held on by minifig neck bracket thingies... I hope that will be strong enough because I like the look. Also, you might have to (...) (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) They're strong enough if you don't touch them. They fall off left and right when handling the model. Once it's on the track and running, though, they seem to stay in place. I've been running my test model with a few cars most of the morning, (...) (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Great work, Elroy. Like Tim David mentioned, the 4x4 wedge on the nose is great and I really like the trucks. Could you perhaps take some close-ups of them? (17 years ago, 14-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Close up photos are here: (URL) They were quick snapshots, but I think most of the construction detail can be seen. -Elroy (17 years ago, 14-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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