I've been looking for a pic of one of these locos going round a trainset curve, or in fact any curve, as I'm trying to find out whether the extreme lower end of the body side (the bit that's out on it's own near the buffers) is fixed to the bogie ala Hornby, or to the body ala Lima.
I would hope it was the latter... Can someone put me out of my misery?
And, can they go round my proposed return loops made from 2nd radius setrack?
Thanks in advance anyone, ~Fil Downs
"Fil Downs" wrote
It's fixed to the body.
John.
Thanks John! From what I've heard the mechs are are a bit quieter than the Lima though! :) Just need to know if they can manage 17.25" radius!!! ~Fil Downs
"Fil Downs" wrote
Just a bit.
Not tried one on anything less than 24" radius, but they coped with that. I understand that adding the brake rigging to the bogies can cause difficulties with tight radius curves.
John.
Fil,
As John says, the skirt is fixed to the body as per Lima. However, forget about fitting the brake rigging! When we reviewed this model in Model Railways Online Magazine
On 31/01/2005 22:10, snipped-for-privacy@gppsoftware.com wrote,
Yes they should! People then have the option of whether to operate on a layout with more realistic curves (relatively speaking), or taking the detail off and operating on sharper curves. Or sitting the model in a glass case... The choice is there - if it wasn't, there wouldn't be a choice.
I've d/l'ed the latest MROL today - looks good!
I would prefer it that way than go back to the days of Tri-ang-Hornby.....
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