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(...) bricks long and the tender is an additional 33 bricks, making a grand total of 97 bricks. The wheel arrangement for a Big Boy is 4-8-8-4 plus another 7 axels on the tender. There is a picture of a very early prototype on my web site, but I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) axels (...) Just as a note here, I believed, but cannot confirm (Although I'm extremely talented, and handsome too, mind reading clear across the Pacific isn't one of my talents that I choose to use) that Jonathan's original question was (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Dan Now that is unbelieveable! I must have missed that original posting! (URL) or anyone. What does the real Big Boy look like (from the top) when going around a tight curve? Is there a pic anywhere? Where are the pivot points? SteveB (...) axels (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Remember, real curves are not very tight. You get at most 2 feet or so of variance from tangent unless we're talking extremely light branches or logging roads... I'm not sure if there are pics of it from the top on a tight curve... MOST 2 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Over what distance do you get the two foot variance from the tangent? Will (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) From the articulation point to the rub point (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) A 'sharp' curve in this instance is 10 degrees (measured against a 100 ft tangent (straight line)...it really doesn't translate...(unless someone has the figures handy...the brits did it easer, with a warning "This engine not to be operated (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Lets just say Mallet, since that is what it is...not a Fairlie or a Beyer-Garratt (although, a true mallet is compound...like a Y6B) (...) You should only -see- what was tried... Hmm...now that gives me a idea...a large prototypical engine (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) axels (...) Hello Dan, Your not alone anymore in the Big Boy locomotive world. I enjoyed seeing pics of your big boy on your web site. Great castles by the way. Nicely done. Please visiit the NGLTC website by James Trobaugh. www.ngltc.org go (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just actually visited the site a few minutes before your post - nice job on your Big Boy! It's too bad pictures of black bricks turn out so poorly as it's hard to see the details. Mine just made a cameo on the GMLTC layout in La Crosse last (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 64 (...) of (...) pics (...) job (...) La (...) course (...) Hello Dan, I think that building the big boy into an 8-wide would be great example of why 8-wides should be considered. My big boy is 7-wide, boiler is 5-wide plus walking rails, and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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This is the BigBoy loco I have been working on and am nearly finished, exsept for 8 more wheels and a nother electric motor. (URL) this is a site that you can find real BigBoys. (URL) Andrew Reynolds Home: landrew@i1.net Work: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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