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For a couple weeks now, I've been working a model of the following tear-drop center-flow hopper: (URL) haven't had much success with a model of it yet, so I thought I would throw it out to you all and maybe we could come up with some ideas. I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pictures of GFLTC at SMRC Train Show - Feb 24 & 25
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(...) I think the Genesis: (URL) awesome. Some amazing SNOTwork on the nose. More tape striping and decals and inking than I'd personally care for, but if someone printed up some STICKERS, I'm there. ++Lar (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Motorized Railroad Crossing Lift-Gate Plans
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(...) What I did on my lift bridge was used two motors but slaved them together with a geartrain and axle. That way they had to stay in synch but I wasn't asking one motor to keep both sides synched. ++Lar (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Droid Escape Tank Car
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Looks good Rich, I really like the ladders and the top platform. It seems to sit a bit high on the trucks for my personal taste, but there's not much you can do unless you start using 2x2 turntables to attach the trucks to the frame. -chris ps. your (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Motorized Railroad Crossing Lift-Gate Plans
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I've been trying to build a dual one (i.e. a gate on each side of the rails), but I keep having trouble keeping the sides in synch. If I use two motors, they seem to turn at slightly different rates so the gates don't line up after a while. I tried (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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