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Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 17 Jun 1999 23:16:09 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> Using the rubber bands to keep the cars close-coupled really makes the train
> look quite sleek on the straight-aways, even though it does look a bit more
> ungainly on the outside of a section of curved track. Need some kind of LEGO
> expandable bellows between the cars to expand along the outside diameter
> through curves to maintain a more "solid" and connected look.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm working on an articulation scheme that
addresses that very point. So far no true success. But I'm still entertaining
some more ideas, so the jury is still out. I'll share all my juicy secrets
(assuming that this works and that they're still secrets :) sometime before
Christmas. I'd like to have it up and running by the last local club meeting
of the year.
-Tom McD.
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 | | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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| (...) Just some new comments about the orange TGV. I have had some time to revise the shared bogie coupler between the passenger cars. This newer design has no extra pivot pieces, as the older design did. The only built-in pivot is on the bogie (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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