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The Cat Is Out Of The Bag, Folks! (K-27)

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Posted by Curmudgeon on Thursday, June 16, 2005 2:33 PM
Well, we almost got 100% there HJ....

I run semi-scale flanges, they stay on the track OUTdoors just fine.....
Plus, look at the latest Bachmann stuff, check the flange depth, and then compare to the 027 type.....

They don't NEED to be that big, it's just as you said quoting Bucksco:

"2006 will be the 125th anniversary of EPL/LGB being in the toy business."
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Posted by Bucksco on Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:22 PM
I'm glad you guys understand that LGB is a TOY company. Here's to another 125 years!
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Posted by DannyS on Friday, June 17, 2005 6:50 AM
Moving the topic back to the K-27, I have already started saving my pennies, so I can get one when they come out next year! Presuming a K-27 will negioate a four foot radius (eight foot diameter curve), I will have no trouble, as my branch has this radius while my main line is 8 foot radius(16 foot diameter.)
Regards, Danny Sheehan in Oz.
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Posted by vsmith on Friday, June 17, 2005 5:06 PM
Considering that bachmann is only doing what a whole mess of modelers have already done, namely using the Connie chassis as the basis for a K-27, I would think that whatever the Connie requires, the K will be very very similar .

PS 4 foot dia is A-OK with my lovely little Feldbahn...;-)

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Posted by Bucksco on Friday, June 17, 2005 6:07 PM
Just out of curiosity- would a scale K27 be able to negotiate a 4 foot curve ?
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Posted by Curmudgeon on Friday, June 17, 2005 7:16 PM
Diameter or radius?
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Posted by Bucksco on Friday, June 17, 2005 8:06 PM
Diameter
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Posted by Curmudgeon on Friday, June 17, 2005 8:10 PM
Holy Smokes!
The engine and tender are almost that long!
Nope.
Probably radius, but, we'll have to wait and see.
The 4-4-0, 2-6-0 Centennial, and 2-8-0 don't either.
Neither do the SD-40, SD-45, Dash-9, probably not the Mallet....
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Posted by kstrong on Saturday, June 18, 2005 12:48 AM
Just to clarify, Bachmann is not "using the connie chassis." They're building this loco new from the ground up. They know full well if they want to pass a model off as a K-27, it needs to be accurate, or they'll get absolutely hammered by the buying public.

Later,

K

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