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So I mocked up the support for Altenburg on Sunday. I've got a support grid which provides baseplate support every 16 studs; it seems to be quite sturdy. However, I'm not sure where to put the pillars - the turns are likely to suck up a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) If the top town is called Altenburg, what is the bottom villages called? (...) Speaking of that, I'm having a lot of trouble with making things 14-15 brick tall compliant. This requirement really stretches the vertical axis of buildings far (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) My trains do pretty much make use of the full 15 brick clearence. But I really only request that there be one line that I can run on. I think the outside loop makes the most sense. If people want to deside to make the inner loops 6 wide only (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sorry I didn't get a chance to dig my cars out last night. I'll do it tonight and post bogie locations and lenghts for tomorrow. The good thing with the sweeping turns is the cars won't stick out as much. Derek (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I just measured the new caboose, and I think we'd need 13.1 for it. It's the tallest car I have; other folks will have to weigh in with their models. Hey! - that's right, I've got a virtual Club Car - and it looks like it needs 11.2. I agree (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Ok I figured out the size of the Go Train last night. Passenger Cars: Length: 50 8 wide length: 48 Bogie plate pin sits between the 6 and 7th studs from the ends. 38 studs between bogie plate pins. Engine: Length: 45 8 wide length: 44 Bogie plate (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That should be between the 10 and 11th studs from the front. Derek (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I assume that all the bogies are 8 long and rotate at the centre? That is, each consists of 2 3x4 new wheelsets with a 2-stud gap between? That's what it looked like in the photos, anyway. Jeff E (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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The passenger car bogies are 8 long with the pin in the middle. The Engine has one motor and one dumbie motor which has the same geometry as a motor. The actual size of the bogies shouldn't make a difference provided the pin is centered between the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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