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Re: Hiawatha steam locomotive
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:25:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman wrote:
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I’m happy to say that the patient is in good health and ran solidly for at
least an hour over very wobbly track at a
show yesterday.
(the blur in the foreground)
Right now the locomotive looks essentially the same from the outside, but
I’ll post photos of the new hinge as soon as I take them.
Benn
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Thats great to hear. Your Hiawatha passenger train is quite nice and steam
engines look much better when running than wasting away in a train yard. I know
all to well how finicky LEGO steam can be. My
Pennsy Decapod is a
pretty solidly built engine but can be a real pain on uneven track due to it’s
long wheelbase. I’m interested in seeing your pilot truck solution.
Cale
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Hi Cale (and Tony), thanks as well for the kind words. As background, the Hi has three sets of wheels, I chose to fix the pilot truck and the drivers to the boiler, using only one set of flanged drivers. Without reworking the whole mechanics, (...) (17 years ago, 24-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Hiawatha steam locomotive
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| For those of you who have been to either of the last two NMRA National Train Shows, you might have seen my (URL) Hiawatha train set>, (URL) You may have also noticed that the steam locomotive was more often a static display, giving way to diseasels. (...) (17 years ago, 16-Nov-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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