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(...) That would be funny, poor ol' Nazis could never get off a single shot. But yes, the generators supplied the railguns with electrical power.-Harvey (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Grin. (Take a second to picture a gun crew franticly trying to service that behemoth while hanging on for dear life as the train screams downgrade at the edge of controllability so that the dynamic braking can supply some current to the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Sorry, the previous post seemed to have gone wonky. It should have read... "Richard W. Schamus (legoman34)" <legoman34@netaddress.com> wrote in message news:GCM46q.7L@lugnet.com... (...) anyone impatient to get hold of new trains is going to hate (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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"Richard W. Schamus (legoman34)" <legoman34@netaddress.com> wrote in message news:GCM46q.7L@lugnet.com... (...) trains, (...) the (...) within (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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In case anyone is interested, when I ordered one of each of the new trains, just now, the S@H rep told me that the truck with the sets is due in to the wharehouse sometime today. So, your train(s) could be arriving to you within the next couple of (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) By the way, the V188 had a Do+Do wheel arrangement. The wheels were fixed in the frame rather than mounted in swiveling trucks.-Harvey (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) This is what I read from the article, but I think we all know that the generator (or alternator for that matter too) is the true source of power. As for the possibility of using the traction motors? Let us not forget dynamic braking. -Harvey (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) <snip AMAZING info on an AMAZING model!!!> (...) This model has stuff for many factions, bring it on! (...) A nitpick... Surely you mean "current from the V188's generator" since traction motors are mounted in the trucks and provide traction (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'd like to see the finished model handle the curvature of the LEGO tracks! ;-> Good luck, it is probably an interesting model to build. Fredrik (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I've decided to tackle the 80cm (K) E gun on my own... The prototype stood 35 feet high, that should work out to about 20 bricks high. This gun had 80 wheels! I guess I'll build from the ground up. I have drawings of the original on the way to help (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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