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Re: Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:03:21 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote:
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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
for at least a half hour, and it really makes me want to try something at
this scale myself.
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Thank You
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Of particular interest to me is the way you’ve attached the pilot truck,
using the axle of the wheel to attach it to the rest of the locomotive -
brilliant! I’ve though about doing the very same thing but I could never
figure out how to solve the problem of bumps in the track derailing the truck
or clearing the pistons.
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The idea for floating the trucks was inspired by Benn Coifman and his struggles
with his Hiawatha.
LUGNET Trains 29704
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I love just how big and beefy it looks - 9 wide really does it justice. I’m
not a big fan of the jagged look of the boiler because of the SNOT
construction and jumper plates, but that’s just my personal taste and is
really just a minor nit-pick.
Fantastic work!
--Tony
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Thanks
Cale
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
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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 (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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