Operating Lego Steam Locomotive

wallyworld

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Posted by wallyworld on Sunday, November 13, 2011 3:20 PM

Penny Trains

I have one of those, built it a couple of years ago when it was first released. On newer Meccano Erector sets a lot of the pieces are plastic, as you may be able to tell from the photo above. The box said "Runs on G-Scale track" but in fact the main drivers are not flanged. So it can only "wobble" on straight track until it derails. But it's still a really cool toy! The battery compartment is in the cab.

Becky

By way of the video it looks the builder substituted other Lego parts from another kit to give his model flanged wheels.

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.

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Seayakbill

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Posted by Seayakbill on Sunday, November 13, 2011 2:13 PM

I have seen some very large LEGO layouts at train shows with numerous LEGO trains running. The thing that really stands out are the skyscapers made out of LEGO's that are 3 or 4 feet tall. Many bunches of LEGO's needed to build those guys.

Bill T.

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Penny Trains

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Posted by Penny Trains on Saturday, November 12, 2011 8:15 PM

I have one of those, built it a couple of years ago when it was first released. On newer Meccano Erector sets a lot of the pieces are plastic, as you may be able to tell from the photo above. The box said "Runs on G-Scale track" but in fact the main drivers are not flanged. So it can only "wobble" on straight track until it derails. But it's still a really cool toy! Yes The battery compartment is in the cab.

Becky

Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot! Big Smile

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jeffrey-wimberly

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Saturday, November 12, 2011 6:04 PM

dougdagrump

Looks like something out of a "Mad Max" movie !

I was just thinking it's a rivet counters nightmare!

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