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Re: End of line : Buffer stops
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:19:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Didier Enjary wrote:
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With the help of Tim, I’ve translated Erik Amzallag
article about bumpers.
The english version
It’s a brief review of what has been done on the subject.
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There are some nice ideas there - I particularly like the chequered stop marker.
Here’s my version of a very old British wooden type:
The dark grey plate and slope aren’t really part of the design, but they do give
it a lot more stopping power.
It’s in use in this picture:
I’d first seen Huw Millington using the boat studs (listed on LDRAW as a ‘dish’
for some reason) as buffers. Here’s one of his shock-absorbing designs:
The most impressive way I found of stopping a train was simply a 2x2 brick on
the track. I once ran a small shunting engine (0-4-0, based on single motor) at
one at full speed during a display. Mark Palmer dived to catch it, but the
brick stopped it dead.
Of course, if you’ve got some of this
track you don’t need buffers...
Jason R
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| (...) Nice ! Thanks for sharing. (...) I do prefer form-based names for parts rather than use-based names. Inverted 2x2 dishes are boat studs only when used .... as a boat stud (...) QED (...) If Huw reads these lines, it will be nice of him to (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| Hi, With the help of Tim, I've translated Erik Amzallag (URL) article> about bumpers. (URL) The english version> It's a brief review of what has been done on the subject. Didier (17 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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