Schuyler Larrabee wrote: "By "assembled trailing truck, Mike, you are referring to the "Articulated Rear End." This was a patented (by Lima, I think) arrangement where the drawbar was actually attached to the trailing truck, not to the frame. S1's had a "normal" attachment of drawbar to frame....... <snip> .......It also caused just as much problem backing up as it does with the Oriental S3 model - it makes the trailing truck derail." Thanks for the explaination, Schuyler, I wasn't aware of this. It seems my my ignorance turned out to be a blessing when I was working on my Oriental S-3 a while ago. It had sat in its box for more than a decade partially disassembled. When it came to installing the drawbar, I remember puzzling over just how it was supposed to go, since the insulated bushings were not quite right for the frame. I finally made some of my own bushings to attach it to the loco frame, plus used a plastic screw for the tender stud. I backs up fine now! Vince Modelling the Erie Wyoming Divison in Pennsylvania and the Erie 28th Street Terminal in New York City East and West Railfanning Photos: http://www.eastwestrails.com/ ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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