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Re: Any Interesting Cars need building?
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Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:46:31 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Shaun Sullivan writes:
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> Hi Eric,
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> These are great! I did consider making one of these, but I finally decided it
> wasn't really in keeping with the rest of the scene :D I do plan on putting
> one of these together at some point, though ... thanks for the site, it's a
> perfect reference!
Well it could always be a display piece/historical site...
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> I am pleased to report, though, that the aquarium car is coming along great!
> I bought some of the trans-blue windows from LEGO Direct, made a glass-sided
> car, covered thebottom with brown and green plates, threw in some underwater
> foliage, and have a shark cruising around on 1x2 clear bricks. I even put
> some of the Naboo Swamp "seaweed-ish" pieces sticking in the tops of the bogie
> plate pegs ... that way, when then train goes around a curve, the plants
> appear to "sway" or turn slightly in the "water".
The car sounds great.
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> Here's a question for people, though. The peg from the Bogie Plate is longer
> than the thickness of the bottom of the railway chassis. That is, when the
> peg is attached to the chassis, there is some allowable movement between he
> two in the vertical (peg axis) direction. Is this standard? Or do people
> typically lay another technic plate on the chassis so that the peg is held in
> place better? And is this technic plate, if it is used, generally attached on
> the top or bottom of the chassis?
Well I typically don't even use the prefab chassis because they limit the
length of the cars too much IMO. That being said I only use 1 technic plate
not 2 for my prefab chassis. I find using 2 creates to much friction. I think
the "play" you talk about allows for a smoother ride as well but thats just my
opinion.
Eric Kingsley
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| (...) Well, for good or for bad, I'll be building it soon. I already went through the site and picked out the one that I'll be going after: I don't know whether it will make it into the train show, but maybe ... Yesterday I went through and wrote (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| Hi Eric, These are great! I did consider making one of these, but I finally decided it wasn't really in keeping with the rest of the scene :D I do plan on putting one of these together at some point, though ... thanks for the site, it's a perfect (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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