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Re: 18 wheeler truck
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Thu, 24 Dec 1998 02:42:37 GMT
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Bram Lambrecht writes:
> James Mathis wrote:
> > I have also seen them used to make a Automated Transaction Money
> > (ATM?) machine for someone's MOC LEGO bank. The two quarter-disks were
> one >above the other separated in height by about two bricks. One q-d
> was the >counter top, the other formed the roof. Very nice. I believe
> the color was >red.
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> Was that in a corner, or were the bricks diagonally mounted?
I believe they were in a corner.
<snipped the train doors>
<snipped the full-width concept>
> Good idea, but it would ruin the tunnel-like appearance of the interior
> of the trailer. The way it is now, I could almost fit my 2148 with its
> trailer inside the arrow design trailer.
I certainly understand wanting to keep the interior of a box-trailer free from
interior obstruction. I would take the same attitude. That's a big trailer to
nearly fit the 2148 and its trailer.
<snip 5571 praise>
> I think its an amazing model too. I wanted to motorize it, but the gears
> I used to gear it down slipped. The motors provided enough power with
> the gears, but the truck decided to fall apart instead of move. I then
> ripped the motors out and decided that there were so many excellent
> pieces in the model that I would use the pieces instead of putting the
> truck back together again.
That sounds like quite a challenge. The 5571 model is pretty heavy.
I wonder if the most recent black Technic Super Car has been motorized. I
suppose so, but I haven't followed much Technic Talk. Are the two models of
similar mass?
> > Concerning the fifth wheel: Did you basicly scale-down the 5571's
> > fifth wheel? Just curious what you did. (sorry I haven't looked at the
> > LDRAW file)
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> Pretty much. It uses two 2 x 1 curve bricks for the front edge of the
> fifth wheel and two Slope 33 3 x 1 bricks placed sideways for the
> tapering sides of the fifth wheel. There is a technic 2 x 1 beam in the
> middle. The trailer has a short axle that goes through the whole in the
> beam. The fifth wheel tips up and down like a real one as well.
> --Bram
Sounds very nice, and realistic, too boot.
later,
James
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| James Mathis wrote: [about motorizing the 5571] (...) Unfortunately, I don't have the super car, so I couldn't tell you whick weighs more. The 5571 is *heavy* and that's why my motorization didn't work. I tried to use two geared motors and extra (...) (26 years ago, 24-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) one >above the other separated in height by about two bricks. One q-d was the >counter top, the other formed the roof. Very nice. I believe the color was >red. Was that in a corner, or were the bricks diagonally mounted? (...) Engine (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 24-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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