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    Re: Space Cargo Container Standard? —Rob Hendrix
   (...) real life application. Has anyone built this and tested it on trian curves and switches? I think you may hav a problem keeping the single axle from having a mind of its own... (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Space Cargo Container Standard? —Daniel Hamann
     (...) Reading your post it comes to my mind: I tried this as child to save wheels and therefore to build as many cars as possible, but the axles got stuck between the tracks. (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Space Cargo Container Standard? —Jeff Findley
   (...) I'd think this would work simply by replacing the front set of turntables (2x2 plate, 3680C01.DAT) with 2x2 plates (3022.DAT). The automated engine ought to be fine with turntables on both the front and back. On "real" cargo container trains (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Space Cargo Container Standard? —David Laswell
   (...) Semi trailers and cargo containers are very different beasts. Cargo containers are just big boxes. No wheels or anything, and they come in long and short varieties (where 2 shorts = 1 long). Standard cargo container cars are basically just (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Space Cargo Container Standard? —Jeff Findley
   (...) While this is true, the LEGO design we have here is similar to both. It's similar to cargo containers, but has attachment points for railroad wheels between the cars (which is similar to semi trailers that have attachment points for railroad (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.space)
 

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