My first attempt at a 2-8-4 Berkshire

[MusicaRibelle]

Very nice build, congrats. It's great to see it running so smoothly around the track.

How is the front truck connected, and how many studs between the wheels and the turning piece, and between that and the first driver wheel?

I keep having problem with mine, but possibly because I had the dubious fortune of using XL wheels I found by almost chance.

[Murdoch17]

As I said on MOCpages, you are developing quite a locomotive. Your single stripe down the side of the walkway really stands out and brings a splash of color to this otherwise entirely black model. The boiler shape looks awesome too. I could go on, but I'll just say this: Anthony Sava's Berkshire better look out: there's a new engine in the roundhouse!

Edited March 5, 2015 by Murdoch17

[Vkng070]

Very nice build, congrats. It's great to see it running so smoothly around the track.

How is the front truck connected, and how many studs between the wheels and the turning piece, and between that and the first driver wheel?

I keep having problem with mine, but possibly because I had the dubious fortune of using XL wheels I found by almost chance.

Here are some pics of how I did it. I used one of the turntables and placed it just ahead of the first driver.

As I said on MOCpages, you are developing quite a locomotive. Your single stripe down the side of the walkway really stands out and brings a splash of color to this otherwise entirely black model. The boiler shape looks awesome too. I could go on, but I'll just say this: Anthony Sava's Berkshire better look out: there's a new engine in the roundhouse!

Thanks Murdoch! That means alot. It took me a couple months to get the right boiler shape that I liked. No matter how much I say it's finished, it will always be a work in progress. lol.

[Vkng070]

Just a quick update. Got to tinkering with the idea of some of the piping. Let me know what yall think.