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Re: Monthly MOC: Raupenschlepper Ost
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lugnet.build.military
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Fri, 4 Jan 2002 06:49:05 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.build.military, Christian Lindblad Rasmussen writes:
> > In lugnet.build.military, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.build.military, Christian Lindblad Rasmussen writes:
> > > > After a while without posting I have finally uploaded pictures of
> > > > my model of a WWII German tracked tractor called Raupenschlepper Ost.
> > > > Please visit http://www.geocities.com/johnny-thunder/MOC/RSO.html
> > > > and let me know what you think.
> > >
> > > Very spiffy.
> > >
> > > I love how you got the track wheels to be 1/2 stud offset. This unit fits in
> > > anywhere from WW II to arctic/antarctic expiditions of the 50's/60s (in
> > > different colors, say Orange?) or even on US ski hills of the 1980s (if they
> > > aren't really prosperous)
> > >
> > > Bravo
> >
> > Thanks. Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to use any other kind of
> > (smaller) wheels due to the triangular "guides" on the tracks. Also it
> > cannot be made narrover.
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> I can see how to make a tracked vehicle two studs narrower (but not
> necessarily with the 1/2 stud spaced bogie wheels) by using the 1x2 bricks
> with technic pegs instead of the 2x4 ones... or am I missing something there?
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> I think your vehicle is about the right width for the prototype though.
You are absolutely right but the cab would then have to be raised to make
room for the tracks beneath. It would then be much taller and that would
make it an entirely different vihicle.
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| (...) I can see how to make a tracked vehicle two studs narrower (but not necessarily with the 1/2 stud spaced bogie wheels) by using the 1x2 bricks with technic pegs instead of the 2x4 ones... or am I missing something there? I think your vehicle (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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