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Re: Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:39:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Benn Coifman 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
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Wow! Both a nice build and it looks to have a heck of an engineering feat in
the running gear as well.
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Thanks
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Thanks for including all of the pictures of what’s
behind the curtain. Is it a good runner?
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It runs well at home. It will even take switches at slow speeds. Hopefully I’ll
have a chance to run it on WamaLTC’s layout at the Great
Scale Model Train Show in Timonium Md. this weekend. We’ll see how it performs
under show conditions then.
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Seeing models like this make to attempt a larger steam engine myself...
Benn
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I love your Hiawatha and Northern Pacific 10 wheeler. I love to see you do
another steam engine.
Cale
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| (...) I kept looking at the pictures wondering why you had the chain hidden in the running gear, then I finally noticed that your side rods are actually split in two, clever. If my mind is firing on all cylinders, you might be able to get the same (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
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| (...) Wow! Both a nice build and it looks to have a heck of an engineering feat in the running gear as well. Thanks for including all of the pictures of what's behind the curtain. Is it a good runner? Seeing models like this make to attempt a larger (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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