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Re: Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
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Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:10:01 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Cale Leiphart wrote:
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Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
After tackling a few rigid frame steamers I decided for my next challenge
to build an articulated. So I chose one of my favorite Mallets the
N&W Y6b.
This was a defiantly a challenging build. It is my largest steam locomotive
to date at 6 track lengths (roughly 30 inches) and is 9 wide. And yes it
will make tight turns and even go through switches(at slow speed).
One of the hardest parts was building the
pilot and
trailing
trucks. The real Y6’s used outside frame trucks and I wanted to replicate
that look without resorting to the
standard LEGO wheel
sets. The front truck turned out a little bulkier than I would like, but as
a consolation they have a nice roller bearing effect when in motion.
Y6b Tenders had side skirting that extended below the tops of the trucks.
This became another interesting challenge as I wanted to go for more detail
on the tender
trucks. But getting a three axial powered truck around turns without
interfering with the tender body necessitated some compromise. I think in
the future I may build a more detailed unpowered tender for when the
locomotive is on static display.
The cab interior is tight but I was able to add a few good details.
Some additional images.
Cale
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Cale:
That is one sweet looking loco. :-) I happen to be a fan of the jagged boiler
look. It gives it that strong, tough, and rough around the edges look. Very
nice. I agree with Tony that 9-wide just sets this thing off. It really puts
it in scale.
I love the little details. The gold 1x1 rounds for the bell. The guy hanging
onto the tender. Things like that really add to the experience for me. Nice
work on this one.
-Dave
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| (...) The boiler design has its advantages and disadvantages. It gives plenty of opportunity to add all the bells and whistles (pun intended) that American steam locomotives had hanging on them. But it does get a little jaggy. Definitely a matter of (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Wow. Just... wow. I absolutely love this locomotive. Not just because it looks great, but because the way you've solved some problems I've run into in the past with attaching pilot and rear trucks. I've been drooling over this locomotive now (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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