Mechanically she‘s finished! All wheels flanged on 72“ radius test track. There‘s still a radius reserve in the layout of the running gear.
The undersized wheels of the lead truck have been replaced with scale wheels. Lead truck received ball bearings to minimize irritation of the first driving axle in curves. It‘s super smooth now and the wheels look much better at their 30“ diameter.
I‘m really happy with the outcome. All following engines will have shorter wheelbases.
