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Re: RTL - train spec question
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Sun, 3 Apr 2005 19:14:39 GMT
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Chris Magno wrote:
> LETS just pretend for a second that i had a wirless suger cube sized
> video/audio transmitter/camera combo.
That would be very cool.
> and lets just for a second say i wanted to MAKE a train car to have this
> rest on (for me to bring to the upcoming train thing). how big in
> NORMAL lego units can i make the train car so that it will fit in
> tunnles and such. (LxWxH) (1)
Here is the basic elevation diagram for the layout.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=648021
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/derek/Train6/elevations.gif
So you can go a wide as 8 bricks and as high as 12 bricks 2 plates with
your wheels sitting on the track. However this doesn't account for
curves. So the wider you go the shorter the length of the car needs to
be so it won't cut to tight, or swing out too wide on the corners. This
is a very tight layout especially on the upper loop.
So if you can keep the car to 6 studs wide, 12 bricks high (including
wheels) and 24 studs long it would be great.
Also if things like the power supply are a separate unit, consider
spanning two cars to help keep the cars smaller.
Finally if you need to borrow train car parts let me know. I'm sure
Calum has extra you can borrow. :-)
Derek
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| (...) A six wide car should be more than enough space to use that boardmount camera. The power supply's just a 9V battery, right? (...) Yeah, that's funny actually because I have a lot of extra wheelsets. More than I know what to do with. When I got (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (i think hades is about to get a lot colder) Dave, Calum, et all (ie train freaks) LETS just pretend for a second that i had a wirless suger cube sized video/audio transmitter/camera combo. and lets just for a second say i wanted to MAKE a train (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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