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Re: Toy Story Train comments?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 May 2010 07:38:38 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Peter Naulls wrote:
> On more practical matters, how about the motorization, and I presume the
> unusual articulation (mentioned earlier) works fine on actual track.
Technically this engine has very ordinary articulation. The "driver" bogey uses
a standard 4x6 bogey plate, and the front bogey is still attached with a
centered pin even if it's a bit higher than normal.
As for how it runs, another member of our club bought one and stuck a motor
bogey on the first car behind the engine. I didn't actually get to see it run,
but I didn't hear any complaints, so I'd guess it ran okay.
For powering it, you've got three basic options that I can see. Obviously,
since it's a steam train with bright red wheels, you can't simply put a 9v motor
bogey on the engine. You can, however, put one on the first car behind the
engine, though all three cars are built with a wheelbase that's four studs
longer than the 9v motor bogey, so it'll look a bit goofy. You can also add a
coal car behind the engine and put the motor bogey on that. There's also a
possibility that the PF motor system could be built into the engine, but I've
never seen the parts in person so I'm not entirely sure what that would involve.
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| (...) That's good to know. I haven't gotten one yet, and would like to run it as unaltered as possible. (...) It's called a "tender." (URL) I believe that this is what I will end up doing when I get mine. (...) Given the news of a new PF train motor (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) All getting a bit worked up over something which is, after all, a children's targeted set ;-) On more practical matters, how about the motorization, and I presume the unusual articulation (mentioned earlier) works fine on actual track. (15 years ago, 18-May-10, to lugnet.trains)
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