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Re: Town & Train Display - GATS Pictures - MichLTC
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Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:02:54 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, David Koudys wrote:
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Spectacular! So many details worth viewing.
Here’s a question--I note that it looks as if you’re getting vehicles to move
along roadways--how is this accomplished? Magnets below on the old style
train rails?
If there’s any info on that, I’d like to see it!
Again, nicely done!
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I saw Steve mess with it a little bit (as it requires some tinkering
occasionally) so I will answer the question as best as I can.
Below the grid structure is two loops of 9V track. Neither is in it’s typically
placement. On those a motor can run around. Attached to the motor is a pivoting
arm that has a wheel set and magnet on top. The wheel set runs on the old style
rail and a brick, while the magnet comes very close to the bottom of a road
plate. It is the guide rails along the top that keep the magnet in the right
place and drag the cars above around. For the corners, I saw that Steve was
using some tubing to get the right shape.
I’ll prod Steve a little more (he doesn’t read Lugnet much) and see if he can
follow up with a better description and maybe some pics.
Jason Spears | BrickCentral | MichLUG | CLB
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| In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Jason Spears wrote: <snip> (...) Spectacular! So many details worth viewing. Here's a question--I note that it looks as if you're getting vehicles to move along roadways--how is this accomplished? Magnets below on the old (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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