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Re: Wild West Trains posted!
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 12 Dec 1999 05:44:41 GMT
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> If you want to model a monster, model a Virginian triplex (2-8-8-8-0,
> three articulated sets of drivers, 4 axles each) or the Jawn Henry. Or
> even a big boy. But those aren't really doable due to curve radius.
Actually all of the above are completely doable. When I built my locomotives I
actually built a prototype with three articulated sets of drive wheels (in
pairs, but bigger combinations are possible). I plan on building larger, "over
the road" trains, but solving "history vs. reality of Lego building" will
always limit what is possible. Of course I will rise up to meet Larry's
challenge and have complete confidence that I will be able to build even the
largest of steam powered locomotives.
Dan
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| (...) Well, actually, I'd tend to disagree. By the onset of the civil war, many locomotives had switched to the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and had much longer boilers. Since the leading truck supported the smokebox, most of the boiler would be out from (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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