 | | Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted —Daniel Siskind
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| | | As a direct result of Larry Pieniazek's off the cuff "couldn't be done" remark of a few days ago, I posted pictures of my massive steam locomotive with 4-8-8- 4 wheel configuration that I have just built over the weekend. At 68 studs long (not (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Sick, twisted (1) and strangely attractive. Very nice. Of course it's all cheating, really, since none of your middle technic pulley wheels actually are even close to being on the rails, but who cares? It looks good. What an exceedingly clever (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted —Daniel Siskind
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| | | | | | (...) Yeah, the middle technic pulleys are offset to the track around corners, but all sit dead center in straight-aways. I originally had rubber Technic belts from axel to axel to keep all of the wheels in motion, but it caused too much friction (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | Dan, that's quite the amazing beast. Nice job! I must say though, I burst out laughing when I came to the pic of it going round a curve with the body swinging waaay over to one side. Looks pretty weird! Kevin (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted —Levering A. Reynolds
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| | | | (...) 8- (...) Lego (...) you are using are too small. This is a pic of what I found (URL) . I am trying to use the old large wheels from sets 194, (URL) , 390-2, (URL) , 96 (URL) , articulating 38 wheels around a Lego track has been… interesting, I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted —John Gerlach
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| | | | | (...) Another 'wheel' option - if you're ok with cutting <gasp> Lego pieces - is to use the big grey hubs from the Model Team 5571 or 5563 trucks. I did this for my Hiawatha model (pictures to come, someday!) and they look sweet. And, you can (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) Hey cool! That's the one I saw 5 years ago! It's great to hear that there is a restoration effort going on for it. When I saw it 5 years ago, the drive rods were cut and it looked rather sad. An interesting thing is that the number somehow (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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