Hello everybody,

I have a problem whit the fitting of the after bogie of a pacific 1365.
I feel that the contact with the rail is too weak.

Is my fitting right?

Hi,

a (even more) picture(s) from the original tell(s) more than 1000 words.

frankenmafia

I guess there should be a single leaf spring between the bogie and the loco frame.

Funny that you should call dolly a bogie (British English) or truck (American English), Jacques.
A dolly is a term used in the cinema world, it generally consists in a small platform with four tiny wheels (on rails) carrying a camera.
In this case, as the model loco is (supposed to be) American I should simply say a truck, more precisely the rear truck.

Phil (Abkürzung von Philippe aber auch von meiner universitären Bildung als Philologe)

Hello vwlucas,

Zitat von vwlucas im Beitrag #1

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so, fitted like this is normal?

Yes, and no !
The rear truck should hang lower and shouldn't be in parallel with the rails like yours (> screw or spring too short I guess).
Look:


Phil

Well, I checked again my three 1365s instead of my German/American 1366. On the oldest Pacific (where power is picked up via wires on three wheels) the rear truck doesn't hang as low as on my pic but it remains on the rails without problem... The screw might be shorter, and the chassis of course.

Phil

Zitat

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spring too short

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Or too lazy, too old...