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Re: What is the largest lego steam engine ever built?
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Fri, 17 Dec 1999 22:44:55 GMT
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Dan
Now that is unbelieveable! I must have missed that original posting!
http://www.visi.com/~blackened/gallery/loco/loco.html
Larry 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
In lugnet.trains, Daniel Siskind writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > What is the largest lego steam engine ever built and who built it?
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Wilson
> > wilsonj@xoommail.com
> > http://members.xoom.com/wilsonj/
>
> I would say my Big Boy model would be a fair contender - the locomotive is 64
> 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 will be posting pics of the radically different final model soon.
>
> Dan
>
> Brick Mania!
> Unofficial LEGO website and online store
> http://www.visi.com/~blackened
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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)
| | | Re: What is the largest lego steam engine ever built?
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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)
| | | Re: What is the largest lego steam engine ever built?
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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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| | Re: What is the largest lego steam engine ever built?
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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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