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Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 22 Jun 1999 18:37:37 GMT
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cmasi@=stopspam=cmasi.chem.tulane.edu
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I have never seen that shock absober before. What sets have that part? I guess
I have been away from Technic for too long.
Chris
Eric Brok wrote:
> >
> > 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 plate. There are two "tongues" that fit into the ends of the • adjacent
> > passenger cars: one tongue into each car. One of the tongues only • translates
> > "in-line" with the length of the car. The other tongue can both translate
> > "in-line" with the length of the car AND rotate along that translation: • this
> > rotation and translation is nearly identical to the coupler used for the • BOB
> > train. All the cars are still connected by using yellow LEGO rubber bands.
>
>
> I've been working on my Thalys rendition, this weekend focussing on the
> close couplings. I designed two versions, one for a shared bogie and one for
> seperate, magnet connected bogies. It doesn't use any rubber bands; instead
> it uses the LEGO schock absorber piece.
> The same principle, but built differently, was used in my Green Crocodile
> Locomotive.
>
> http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/models
> Select trains from menu
>
> I still have to do some work on other parts of the Thalys, so you'll have to
> wait for pics. Soon I'll be able to present the Hondekop train and a dutch
> railway station as well.
>
> Eric Brok
> --------
> Visit LEGO ON MY MIND:
> http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind
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> http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/nl
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| (...) So far I've seen that shock absorber in 4559 Cargo Railway (the gates are sprung) and 2160 Crystal Scavenger (the "drill" arms can swing and are sprung). I'm only 95% sure of 2160 (it might have been another set I inventoried recently - need (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) revise (...) no (...) the (...) adjacent (...) translates (...) this (...) BOB (...) I've been working on my Thalys rendition, this weekend focussing on the close couplings. I designed two versions, one for a shared bogie and one for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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