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    promblematic BLI tender trucks

    I've a BLI Santa fe 2-10-2,with a nagging problem. The front tender truck wheelsets will move around almost at will. The axle needle points and wheel gauge seem fine. The electrical pickup plate assembly and flexible plastic truck frame always need careful re-alignment and the wheelsets need to...
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    euro/ american crossbreeding

    I'm searching for info about folks that breed European drive trains with homebrewed or manufactured American bodywork. I tripped over a group talk about the subject years ago,and have wonderd about it since.I"ll bet that someone here has seen or heard of such folks! This is in HO scale. I want...
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    geartrain noises

    Greetings Why ask why? Some of will, no doubt say I should start oiff with a newer drivetrain,but here goes! Bear loco co./Hobbytown drives appeal to me for some reasons,and will purchase some soon. The gearing style is noisy by todays standards. To me this may be the only...