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Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto/train4 Lego Train Show, January 18th,2003
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Sun, 5 Jan 2003 00:07:44 GMT
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Trevyn Watson wrote:
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> And that reminds me...
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> I got a tiny video transmitter, and just finished building it into a
> train car (along with a small camera). I put pictures up on brickshelf:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=30029
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> I was thinking that live video from the trains would be cool.
> I might be in Toronto on the 18th. Should I bring it?
Please do!
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> (and more questions, if I'm going to bring it:)
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> Those wheels work fine on my grey plastic track, but will they work on
> the metal track?
At low speeds they'll be fine, but might have trouble on switches or
where someone has a level crossing. But we should be able to build you
standard train bogies.
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> Will the coupler work? I'm pretty sure it's the right height, but I
> don't have any trains, so I can't check.
If it's got a magnet, we can pull/push it.
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> Will it fit? The body of the car itself is 4 studs wide, but the two
> black beams bring it up to 6, and the axles and bushing to hold the
> beams on make it 8 studs wide. It's also 27 studs long without bogies,
> and about 36 studs long with bogies and coupler.
Sounds like it'll go through the most restrictive areas fine. Our
wide-clearance areas can pass a 40 or 50 stud long 10 wide beast.
Jeff E
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