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Texas State Railroad Pacific (4-6-2) Locomotive #500 version 2.9

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Texas State Railroad #500 v2.9 by SavaTheAggie, on Flickr

Again, I hope you all will forgive posting a MOC already posted once before, but again I've done quite a bit of work since last I showed her off.

She's wearing new piping, "valve gear", plus a lot of things that can't be seen. For example, I replaced the 1x1 technic bricks holding the rear truck's facade in place with some of LEGO's new 1x2+1x2 brackets (keeps them from falling off). I've also gone through her chassis and removed and/or anchored all bricks that could shift and cause any friction on her axles.

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Texas State Railroad #500 v2.9 by SavaTheAggie, on Flickr

She is my favorite locomotive, and a good performer. Her two PF train motors can pull quite a bit, and now that I've improved her performance she hasn't derailed in 6 months (knock on wood) and barely slows down at all in curves.

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Evolution of Engine #500 by SavaTheAggie, on Flickr

She's also my favorite locomotive to photograph. I'm not sure why, must be the green. :)

--Tony

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Wow, you have come a long way! I like how the tubing is attached in a smart way, and all levers capture the mechanics of the train brilliantly (that control stick was a good idea there). It never occured to me that those palm trunk pieces could make a great chimney. Excellent work: nice shape and incredible details!

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Absolutely beautiful. I love how you used the rubber tubes for the piping, especially right at the front. Engine dimensions and details are right on the money.

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