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Palantine Steamer with Wagons Set
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Mon, 6 Nov 2000 23:29:34 GMT
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Jumping from the latest "high speed" rail model, I have now tried an older
fashioned model.
This train set is modeled after the Palantine steamer and wagon set.
A Maerklin model of the set is shown here:
Steam Locomotive:
http://www.maerklin.com/produkte/highlights97_98/34121.html
Wagons:
http://www.maerklin.com/produkte/highlights97_98/43981.html
As you can see, this set uses the color brown extensively.
The locomotive has two axles of large diameter spoked wheels.
These two factors influenced my choice of model to build with LEGO, as brown
is still a color offered in a somewhat limited piece assortment, and I happen
to have four large diameter spoked wheels from some set from the 1970's.
Unfortunately, the LEGO wheels are red, rather than brown, but, oh well.
John Neal, you asked for it.... ;-)
Thanks go to "Ben" Beneke for putting me on-track to build a steamer.
Here's my result:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1912
I realize some of the color and scale to the Marklin model of this Palantine
train set is not quite correct.
Some of this is due to trying to work around the size restrictions of certain
critical pieces, such as the box car's brown sliding doors. These doors are
made from the "Ninja" fortress doors.
The yellow windows are a little small :-(
It's been a fun project. It is quite the stand alone model in my train yard as
it is just too big next to everything else!
As you will notice, my model has no "driving" rods. I contragulate every one
of you who has met with success modeling "driving" rods into your steam engine
creations! I appreciating that very much right now.
later,
James Mathis
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Palantine Steamer with Wagons Set
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| (...) (Some Snippage Self-Evident) Now THAT is some intense design work. I'm not usually one for euro-style rolling stock, but I gotta say what you've got there looks really really good. I love the door on the boxcar - brilliant idea with the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Palantine Steamer with Wagons Set
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| (...) as (...) James, I'm speechless!!! :-)) I was going to say "even if it's only 6-wide,it's marvellous",when I looked at the 9 studs on the roof....It's 8-wide!!! I think it's your best train ever,even more beautiful of the BOB train (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Palantine Steamer with Wagons Set
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| (...) I think my responsibility wasn't that big it had to be mentioned here.... (...) small details, by the clever and really new use of the Ninja doors sideways as sliding doors and by the impression of the whole model as it stands under the blue (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Palantine Steamer with Wagons Set
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| (...) lol I am sorry for not replying right away to this post; I have had internet connection issues for a few days:-( But wow, call me Toyota, James, this train is cool! Although all of your trains are cool, but I'm especially gratified that you (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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