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Re: Motorized microscale train
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 20 Sep 2005 10:23:07 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Peer Kreuger wrote:
Wow, that’s all very well done! The space baseplate, the magnets, the detailing
on the train itself, et al! And easy expansion for a large layout. And hey... if
you use one of the contoured baseplates, you can have valleys and hills too!
A potential solution to running out of chain links would be to eliminate them
entirely, and use simple thread (lego/non-lego-- up to you) And thread it
through the magnet holder stud. Haven’t tried this myself, but there should be
enough power for the magnet to rise upward on it’s own when you place the train
above it.
BTW how did you attach the magnets to the chain links in the first place?
Legoswami
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| Using thread instead of chain links is indeed a cheaper solution, and may even give more curving options. The only problem I'd see is propulsion, thread doesn't have as much ' grip' as chain links have. (...) (URL) + (URL) The wide chain link fits (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: Motorized microscale train
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| (...) A second alternative to specialized chain links -- and one I haven't tried yet -- would be Technic link-arms and pins, threaded around large-diameter tires. The magnet-holders can then be pinned vertically, and the curves in the "track" aren't (...) (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| (2 URLs) Mocpages link> (URL) Brickshelf link> This MOC was actually completed in one day, the last day I had before a meeting with some fellow Dutch Lego enthusiasts. If you want to look at the pretty pictures of the meeting, just do a Brickshelf (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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