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Re: Progress on Ore Dock
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Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:20:36 GMT
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I went to Da Tech... I don't forget what ore docks or jennies look like.

Never doubted you for a sec ;)



Also, it would be nice to have an ore boat present. If the dock is red I
would argue that it ought to be black or grey or brown rather than red.

It should be White with a red keel but we could make it a different color.
I have started to work on it.

I've NEVER seen a white ore boat. Taconite dust would turn it pink in a NY
minute.

I stand corrupted :)



To make the designs work out best it is important to know the spacing used
on the dock. The dock ore chutes should be spaced the same as the hatch
covers on the ore boat. The dock ore intake openings under the tracks should
be spaced the same as the ore jenny hopper bay door openings.

But the deal with the openings is that the lego track has a 2x4 opening
every 2 studs.
The idea i had for making the dock workable is this see link
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=70548

and not worry about the chutes lining up with the jennies

Not saying the chutes have to line up with the jenny bay openings, just that
the ore openings (ore pockets) on top line up with the jenny bay openings...
so the jennies need to be some multiple of the tie spacing in overall
length(coupler to coupler) for it to work out. That's not a problem. I
suggest 20 or 24 studs for the coupler to coupler overall length. 16 may be
a bit TOO short.

I was working on a 16 ore car, it would look good either way, whatever
design has the most obtainable parts.


This by the way is prototypical (if you've ever walked the top of an ore
dock, which I have, (although please don't tell the railroads, I was much
younger at the time) you'd see that the ore openings don't match up with the
chutes, they are quite a bit farther apart.

I'm down for designing an ore jenny. Should be cool.

GO right ahead, I have too much work with the ore dock, and plus the fact I
have to build a spanish galleon for school (YAY) :)

You think .trains would be interested in this discussion?

kai



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  Re: Progress on Ore Dock
 
(...) Mebbe. Fait accompli may be better though. PS, (to all) don't EVER walk out on an ore dock, it is a terminally stupid think to do. Very dangerous. ++Lar (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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(...) I went to Da Tech... I don't forget what ore docks or jennies look like. (...) I've NEVER seen a white ore boat. Taconite dust would turn it pink in a NY minute. (...) Not saying the chutes have to line up with the jenny bay openings, just (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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