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Offline RReid

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1500 on: January 25, 2022, 12:02:04 AM »
Awesome, Kim! That's a pretty smooth runner right out of the box. Great to see!  :ThumbsUp:
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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1501 on: January 25, 2022, 01:28:05 AM »
Awesome Kim, isn’t it great to see it turning? I did notice in the first video that the rear suspension was bouncing up and down. Was it loose because the second video didn’t?

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Don

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1502 on: January 25, 2022, 05:39:25 AM »
Thanks Ron, CRN, and Don!

Yes, it was great to see it running finally!

I did notice in the first video that the rear suspension was bouncing up and down. Was it loose because the second video didn’t?

Well, it's bouncing around like that because I've got it sitting upside down. Normally the weight of the engine would keep the suspension under control so that it only moves with the irregularities of the track.  But being upside down, it just whacks around with every power stroke from both cylinders and makes a terrible racket.  In the second video, I'd added some blue tape to the axel to keep it from pivoting about and it kept it from moving around like that.  That's why you don't see it in the second one. The magic of blue tape! :)

Kim

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1503 on: January 25, 2022, 11:41:30 AM »
Looks like it will be a good runner. I've watched this one for a while and glad to see the wheels turning!.
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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1504 on: January 25, 2022, 12:59:04 PM »
Very nice indeed.

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1505 on: January 25, 2022, 05:53:51 PM »
Thank you Wagnmkr and Kvom!  :cheers:
Kim

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1506 on: January 25, 2022, 07:08:32 PM »
I enjoyed the videos a lot - so I can only imagine how good it made you feel  :praise2:

Thank you for taking us on this journey with you  :cheers:

Per

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1507 on: January 25, 2022, 08:15:13 PM »
Well done Kim :ThumbsUp:       It's a great feeling when it all goes round after all the work.   Lovely             Terry

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1508 on: January 25, 2022, 10:53:26 PM »
She's a runnah!!!!! :cheers: :DrinkPint: :drinking-41:
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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1509 on: January 25, 2022, 11:59:00 PM »
Per, Terry and Dave,
Thank you all for the kind words and for enjoying this with me!  :cheers:
Kim

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1510 on: January 26, 2022, 01:06:01 AM »
Nice!  :ThumbsUp:

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1511 on: January 26, 2022, 06:50:38 AM »
Hi Kim, must be a good feeling the first real life in your build.
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Achim

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1512 on: January 26, 2022, 11:21:16 AM »
Getting it on air kinda changes everything doesn't it? I got my 1.5" 0-4-0 on air right around Christmas time. A long way to go yet but this milestone makes it seem a lot closer! Great work all along with this!

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1513 on: January 26, 2022, 05:49:15 PM »
Thank you Dave, Achim, and PJPickard!   :cheers:

Yes, it makes it all seem more real for sure!

Kim

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Re: Pennsylvania A3 Switcher (Kozo)
« Reply #1514 on: February 04, 2022, 08:37:48 PM »
Splendid  :praise2:  :praise2: You must be happy with that  :)  :)  :wine1:
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Roger

 

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