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 Posted - June 02 2011 : 06:21:32 AM
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these 2 arrived today,the one at rear is an ahm brass boston & maine class r1-d 4-8-2 named american progress after a competion by school children,one at front,ahm/rivarossi mallet,better photos to follow once tried & tested,ken
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 08:26:57 AM
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Those are pretty "Doke" Ken1 :)
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 3:34:13 PM
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on the y6b the front steam chest is lose,and when train moves it lifts or moves side to side,something is not quite right ,cannot find anything regarding west orange,so is it a fictitious railroad,i understand there are 2 west oranges,one in new jersey and one in california which is a trail ken
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 4:53:59 PM
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Ken ; only two pistons go into those cylinders. Mot much to chech.
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Posted - June 02 2011 : 5:02:16 PM
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frank my question was relating to steam chest,it seems very lose,i have never had one of these so unsure of how its attached to loco or how its supposed to be,is it supposed to be a floating steam chest ken
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Posted - June 03 2011 : 09:07:39 AM
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this is the ahm class r-1 american progress brass locomotive,runs sweet and quiet,wish the plastic rivarossi/ahm y6b did ken
runs but the front steam chest dances as it moves,very loose,ken
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Posted - June 03 2011 : 1:58:22 PM
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definatly the articulated front steam chest that is the problem ken
freewheels on rear but the front jams up for a second then continues on rod that enters steam chest,runs okay in reverse,weird
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Posted - June 04 2011 : 08:12:31 AM
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all back together and running after stripping front trucks and cleaning and oiling,ken
still not sure about the west orange though,ken
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Posted - June 04 2011 : 08:16:50 AM
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| I have always stuck with diesels, but looking at these makes me have second thoughts. They are beautiful! Nice work!
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Posted - June 04 2011 : 1:29:10 PM
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hi fritude,i love dc not a fan of dcc,to much to remember for an old git like me,and as such thanks to this site and all info i have been afforded,have learnt a lot and still learning,not interested in all the bells and whistles,just a nice running loco,to feed my imagination,ken
i must admit that dcc is great for someone who has just started,but i have shed loads of dc locos,so even to convert would cost the earth,so if you want to go the dcc route do it early
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Posted - June 07 2011 : 12:14:04 PM
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Beautiful machines. I like that 4-8-2. I have the y6b. Those front steps and handrails are the first thing to break off on those locos. The West Orange appears to be a decal. Originally, the roadname for those tenders was ink pad stamped on. Most likely someone changed the name.
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Posted - June 07 2011 : 3:23:21 PM
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| hi NC shortlines,i realised it was a decal,but why the choice of west orange,like i thought fictional railroad,going to put it back to Norfolk and Western, I to like the r-1 4-8-2,ken
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Posted - December 08 2020 : 10:22:20 PM
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quote:these 2 arrived today,the one at rear is an ahm brass boston & maine class r1-d 4-8-2 named american progress after a competion by school children,one at front,ahm/rivarossi mallet,better photos to follow once tried & tested,ken
Originally posted by catfordken - June 02 2011 : 06:21:32 AM
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Nice details.
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