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Placing an HO 4-8-4 steam locomotive on tracks

Started by Ianw, February 13, 2011, 02:19:54 AM

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Ianw

I have another "beginners question"
My daughter  gave me a gs-4 Morning Daylight loco for my 70th birthday. ( Good girl! ).

I have a hell of a job setting the locomotive with wire-tethered tender on the tracks. I seem to be juggling the leading loco truck, drive wheels, and trailing truck, and tender in vain (most of the time) without getting them all lined up. I suspect that I'm missing some fundamental methodology. I don't see how the re-railer would help me with this situation.  Help!

ACY

Each person has his own method, I usually place the drive wheels on the track first, then the tender, then adjust the lead and trailing wheels if necessary.

daxdog

I bought a ramp at my hobby shop which makes it easy to get my 4-8-4 on the tracks. My ramp was made by Kato, but other companies make them too. I paid under $5 for it.


r0bert