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Hi! This is my rough attempt at a Engine of the Hiawatha. I have not been able to figure out what colors this engine was because i have been only able to find B&W pictures of this train. Any help would be appeciated. Go to: (URL) Click on the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey Mike-- Nice start and a fine choice to model! We at the GMLTC plan to have the Hiawatha as our signature passenger train. I am currently smack dab in the middle of my taxes (:( so I can't devote much time now but to say this: If you can get your (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Got a extra set of wheels in there John :). Trust me on this one :), Hudsons are 4-6-4's (and I know, it is a type before thinking misteak. I think I may try to build another Sentinel today, I have a nice photo of a 200 HP, post war, one to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) thanks... would you call that stripe color orange or yellow? it seems to be somewhere in between the two in Lego tones -mike (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Make them red-orange-red. -John (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Okay Mike, here are some pics of the GMLTC's own John Gerlach's (J-1) Hiawatha Hudson [1] that I took at our last train show. I will let him speak for his beauty:-) (URL) wheel config is actually a 4-4-4; John (J-1) can explain:-) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You are correct, Sir! I was wrrrrrr.....wrrrrr rrrreally in a hurry;-) -John (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) that I took at our last train show. I will let him speak for his (...) Why not chop off a axle at the back, and make it into a 4-4-2 Atlantic instead of a Jubilee? Then it would be right for the Hiawartha Atlantics. Or, even better, make a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think the Atlantics had skirting over the drive wheels, that would be hard to simulate in 6 wide... Since the 9volt motor is in the tender, it's pushing the engine - we found that a single trailing axle didn't hold the track very well. So, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) instead (...) hard (...) pushing (...) very (...) of (...) got (...) Hmmm...what about using a boat weight over the trailing wheels? Wouldn't the increased weight improve the trailing wheels tracking characteristics? You'd also lower the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think it has three weight elements in it already... What it needs is to get some weight below the axles on the drive wheels... J1, GMLTC (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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