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Re: SpeedRail TGV Thalys
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:40:06 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Timothy Gould wrote:
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I am a big fan of all things TGV. (You may have seen my 10ft+ long TGV) This
is a cool model and I see how you have been influenced by other designs. I
know this is CAD work, but I would like to see how you have the articulation
between the cars. Are you using the spring bricks or another method?
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Well the first reply got eaten by the dead harddrive so here is mark II. The
close-coupling is Jason Allemann’s
O-train coupling
technique. That is my favourite close-coupling technique and if you see me
using close-coupling, it will be it.
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Also I
think the door design might be a bit big for this model. Overall cool
design and the colors are great. Also do you have plans to make this built
in the brick?
Dave
www.GPLR.org
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I’m inclined to agree that the doors are a bit too big. Maybe three-wide
would have been better.
The train is unlikely to be built since I gave neither the space nor the
bricks to do it justice (I think a six car minimum would be required). Maybe
if trains parts get cheaper and more easily available I might consider
building an IR version but it is unlikely.
Thanks for your comments,
Tim
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Yes I have seen that train and the close-coupling, its a great MOC. I too
started with using a rubber band CC inside my train. But after several times of
taking apart my train just to place it on the track, I found a more simple
solution. Place everything ontop of the train. Sure this wont work for all
trains, design wise, but for the TGV it works. As that is where the power
connection betweent he cars is anyways.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1118280
The shared truck is just sitting under the cars.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=90002
You can see how the 2x2 round brick slides in the the truck. This whole setup
works great and alows for easy placement on the track. Especially if you have a
TGV with 10 Cars. :P
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1117918
Dave
www.GPLR.org
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| (...) Very neat solution. If I built for real I might use it too since I can imagine it must be nightmare lining up the wheels otherwise. Tim (18 years ago, 27-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Well the first reply got eaten by the dead harddrive so here is mark II. The close-coupling is Jason Allemann's (URL) O-train coupling technique>. That is my favourite close-coupling technique and if you see me using close-coupling, it will be (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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