
Don Quixote
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Well, this is a show stopper. Fortunately the models are only $50 and can be had in less than 24 hours from Amazon. I'll build it up to whre I am now and then continue my log. These pcs are upside down, and I can't change them without destroying them. The axles from the gears are supposed to sit in the pocket and another plug-in goes on top to hold it in place. Somehow I posted all this in "What have you done today". See the little hole in the side? I don't know why it's there because it serves no purpose. The divot is supposed to be on top, but I put it in upside down.
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There's a train museum in Carson City where, as I understand it, the first trains were deployed for the gold industry. They kept falling off the track so they added the Pilot trucks. Awesome museum. There's another in Sacramento that is my second favorite. I never realized how big those trains were until I saw them up close. Can't really get a perspective from a model.
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The larger train, (ROKR) uses steel rods and plastic grommets to hold things in place. This UGEAR uses toothpicks. They are MUCH tighter! With the ROKR the parts pretty much fell right out of the frames. I need to use a knife to the the parts out of this one. Notice how the gears all line up? Not so on the ROKR,
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