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Re: Toy Story Train comments?
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Thu, 20 May 2010 17:13:42 GMT
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John wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, David Laswell wrote:
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> > 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.
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> It's called a "tender."
> <<http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/biggrin.gif>> I believe that
> this is what I will end up doing when I get mine.
This seems like the best bet. It looks like it's based upon the the 4-4-0
"American" or similar designs (I'm not a train historian):
http://www.littleengines.com/4-4-0%20American.jpg
http://www.toytrains1.com/images/trains/cnj_35.jpg
Notice that the tender is 8-wheeled, like the Emerald Knight, but having
just 4 wheels (e.g a 9V motor) is a necessary and reasonable concession
to this train. Longer would look silly.
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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 (...) (14 years ago, 19-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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