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 Posted - June 15 2022 : 11:38:50 PM
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Just landed this old Tri-Ang loco sort of painted up to head a Bachmann Hogwarts Express. The tender is the Bachmann appropriate tender.
It's a high stepper (and loud) but with the huge and chunky flanges, it does not like turnouts or frogs.
Edited by - el rojo grande on June 15 2022 11:39:56 PM
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Posted - June 16 2022 : 12:58:34 AM
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But does it stay on the tracks? Having experimented a bit with some of
the older stuff on the EZ track, it seems to be the tread width, not
the flange, that is binding in those areas. I took a file an made the
guide rails/frogs wider to good effect. Quite a nice repaint, looks great,
and definitely has a place humming around Fogland.
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Posted - June 16 2022 : 11:07:26 AM
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Dave, when I repaired that I gauged the leading and trailing trucks. The drivers are narrow but re-gauging them was a big job and a bit dangerous since a puller is required and those wheels can fracture.
Randy
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