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(...) Hi Mark, I built the bogie using unmodified axles but as you can see the drive shaft is just hangin in the breeze currently. (2 URLs) ROSCO (20 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Square tubing? Is that using Lego pieces? Or is it Plastruct (styrene) that is similar to flex tubing but square? I noticed that at model railway shows. I tried to think of Lego pieces that would fit the bill, seeing as the real engine uses a (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) There are pictures of Shays at: (URL) #6 is the one I'm building a model of, as its wheels are bigger than on most others (4ft rather than 3ft), so the BBB wheels (3'9" in 8mm:1ft scale) fit better. So far I cut up 6 5L axles into 3.5L and (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) For what I can read, it seems to be a good use for the broken u-joints (yes, they are toooooooo long)... but, can we see the piece modified? It may help looking for an alternative solution. An also, where can I see a Shay engine? I've never (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I started putting together the trusses needed to articulate the hip and hook two hips together, and found that this leg design: (URL) to be compacted. I imagine the body truss made of long side rails, that the hips connected to. When I started (...) (20 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.technic)
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