January 8, 201114 yr Author can this turn ? 2nd that question, is it powered and can it make the curves?? i would very much doubt it can make the curves, in fact i doubt the tender alone would? but an awesome model all the same. lots of hours in there aswell i bet. Yes, it turns very well. It looks a bit strange as it is going around the sharp curves because the body of the engine hangs out so much over the track, but it at least gets around. I will try and post some pics of it going around, but the secret is the wheel/truck layout (pictured below). The whole wheel-set articulates under the body of the engine, independent of the engine, itself. As I mentioned in my first post, I borrowed the engineering from Jay Hurst and adapted it a little more. No, it is not powered yet. There are places set aside for the four Power Functions M-motors that hide inside the body, so installing them wouldn't be big deal, especially since all of the gears and drivetrain are already installed. I really have no desire to power it, but will do so just so I can run it on a layout sometime to show it off. ;-) This is one from Jay's website. Very similar to mine. Edited January 8, 201114 yr by Ayrow
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