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 Posted - April 10 2016 : 08:56:06 AM
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Got this pacific with a broken plastic pilot.
freelanced my own pilot. looks better to me than the original. - Erich
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 10:07:28 AM
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sweet looking conversion,ken
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 12:33:34 PM
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| That "freelance" is pretty convincing Erich.
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 2:49:47 PM
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Strong work! Wish I had that kind of talent. Anyhow, if it mattered,
I'm sure a lot of railroads cobbled together repair jobs after a
collision. The most extreme examples of shop builds I've seen
are from the National de Mexico archives.
I saw a video, once, of the engineer and fireman wedging in a
stick of wood into some electrical component on a very tired
looking GP 9 that had failed enroute, and got it going again.
Seriously: a piece of a dead branch picked up from beside
the rails.
Edited by - Chops124 on April 10 2016 2:53:21 PM
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 5:19:00 PM
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quote:I saw a video, once, of the engineer and fireman wedging in a
stick of wood into some electrical component on a very tired
looking GP 9 that had failed enroute, and got it going again.
Seriously: a piece of a dead branch picked up from beside
the rails.
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â April 10 2016Â :Â 2:49:47 PM
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Cobbling things back together is a great old railroad tradition. I was riding a train in Ecuador behind a steam locomotive with Walschaerts valve gear. Suddenly, the stack talk got all out of rhythm and we coasted to a stop.
A crewman came walking back along the track staring at the ground as if some part had fallen off. He eventually came back with a piece of steel strapping. The timing eccentric had come loose and he was just looking for some shim material and found the strapping. The crew put the eccentric back on with the shim inside and tightened it up and away we went.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - April 10 2016 : 5:44:35 PM
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| That is a topper!
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Posted - April 11 2016 : 04:28:17 AM
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| Nice job. With some paint it should look good. Jim
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Posted - April 11 2016 : 09:13:42 AM
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quote:Nice job. With some paint it should look good. Jim
Originally posted by m1898Â -Â April 11 2016Â :Â 04:28:17 AM
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left it unpainted to show how it was made.
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Posted - May 04 2016 : 02:39:31 AM
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Very nicely done.
Feedback-hungry attention w****
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Posted - May 04 2016 : 9:50:16 PM
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What a beauty!
" Heck with counting 'em rivets, TRAINS ARE FOR FUN! Not called the Mad Scientist for nothing either!"
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