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New pictures of 700, Potential challenge to big red
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 6 Jan 1999 06:16:57 GMT
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Finally, (Thanks to Steve) some new, cleaner pictures are up on the PNLTC
webpage of my SPS 700 4-8-4 Steam Engine.
http://www.pnltc.org/Articles/Article_700.html
I was browsing Larry's designs and he seemed to note that Big Red was the
longest non-articulated engine around. Hmmm, perhaps my 700 is a little
longer.... Of course, my design isn't a purists' since I did machine the outer
flanges of my lead truck wheels. So perhaps it doesn't count.
Regardless, the pictures are pretty clean. Please let me know your thoughts
on the design. I'd like to do one more iteration on it and welcome any
suggestions.
Ben
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: New pictures of 700, Potential challenge to big red
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| Not to start a "mine's bigger than yours" war or anything but... I built a UP EMD DDA40X a while back (which was, I believe, the longest loco ever built at 98'5") which was 70 studs long and could take turns (but with no articulation). Sadly, it has (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New pictures of 700, Potential challenge to big red
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| (...) redo (...) When I said articulated, I mean that the body itself is hinged (ala 4551 or Eric Brok's green Croc), not that there are hinges or joints in the wheels. So my Big Red, which has a small articulation in the trucks to allow them to be (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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