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Re: (erielack) Tangent gons are out...

Paul,

I got my 6 DL&W versions today, but haven't taken them out of the box.  I'll 
check the rolling properties tomorrow.

Bill
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From: "Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>
To: "'EL Mail List'" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 9:28 PM
Subject: (erielack) Tangent gons are out...


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> My order just arrived today... here are two shots of the DL&W scheme car.
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> By the way, has anyone else gotten theirs yet? I ordered four (one DL&W, 
> one
> PRR, two PC). The pair of PC gons roll beautifully, but both the DL&W and
> PRR gons drag badly (you give it a push, and it rolls for about a 1/2 inch
> before screeching to a halt). I've taken the trucks off, and the wheels 
> are
> free rolling, but it appears that the flanges just barely scrape the
> underside of the car creating friction. It looks like I'll have to add a
> shim washer to give it some more separation, but I'm wondering if anyone
> else had seen this?
>
> I'll have to drop Tangent a line to see what they think.
>
> Regardless, the DL&W car is simply BEAUTIFUL! Perfect lettering, great
> detail, and I'm hoping we'll see EL in the future!
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> - Paul
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