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| (...) I can think of one alteration you'd want to make. They retooled the control stick base sometime in the last couple years, and the new bases are really loose, which causes them to push free over time, even if you're not fiddling with them. (...) (15 years ago, 22-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Ah well, I guess you can't help if you're IT challenged ;) Just for you, I downloaded the part, and can tell you it's exactly 4 bricks high. Of course it hasn't been certified yet, but Philo is pretty good at this stuff, so it's probably (...) (15 years ago, 21-May-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) 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): (URL) that the tender is 8-wheeled, like the Emerald Knight, but having just 4 wheels (e.g a 9V motor) is a (...) (15 years ago, 20-May-10, to lugnet.trains)
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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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| (...) 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 (...) (15 years ago, 19-May-10, to lugnet.trains)
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