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Re: RCX Train
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:39:43 GMT
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Medical Informatics Consulting <medinfo@NOSPAMaros.net>
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Matt have you though about using the car base plates and boogies from the
4559 set. The drop floor of the car plates might make it easier to fit an
RCX in a car.
Matt
Matt Sailors
medinfo@aros.net
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Matthew Bates wrote:
> I finally got my RCX built into a train last night (sorry, no pictures yet).
> Initially I didn't think it would fit, the darn thing is so big. But I got it
> to fit into a heavily modified version of the boxcar from 4563.
>
> To make it fit I had make the boxcar 2 plates taller (hardly noticeable). The
> biggest change though is the chassis, the floor is removed and I had to switch
> to the old style train wheels because the axle block isn't as tall. The RCX
> lays on its side just one plate above the axle block. The RCX doesn't fit
> between the lower door rails so I removed the sliding doors and replaced them
> with 14x6 grey plates. The end result is quite pleasing.
>
> To allow the RCX to communicate when it's hidden inside the boxcar I added
> trans-red bricks in one end, doesn't seem to impede the IR at all.
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> So far all I've got it to do is make the train go when you press the touch
> sensor, next I want to see if the light sensor can read "barcodes"[1] on the
> track so it knows where it is.
>
> Matt
> [1] Made from black and white tiles attached to the sleepers.
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| (...) I imagine it might fit somehow, but I couldn't think what the thing would be - some kind of huge covered freight car? My solution looks like an ordinary box car. The other problem is how do you make the sides? Trains are 6 studs wide and mosts (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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