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Upps, the scratches doesn't look like they used to in the editing window ;-(( Holger (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Martin, Good choice! 8 wides just look great and it's a nice relation to the tracks! Some theory about maxiumum length: First of all, whatever you plan to build you just may use two pivots at each carriage. The other alternativ are (more or less) (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Don't sweat it; my Hiawatha cars are 60 studs long [1] and run fine. -John [1] which, by my calculations, translates to a 79' passenger car. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have a coach that is 60 studs long. It is 40 studs from truck pivot point to truck pivot point. The car can negotiate any curve, but it cannot negotiate a switch track that is placed directly after a curve (if the siding and the curve go off (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've done 50, but i'm sure someone else has built larger. Josh (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm trying to build a carriage, I've decided on 8 wide, mainly because of the parts I have. What I want to know is, what is the maximum length it can be and still go around corners? I'm at about 40 studs at the moment, but it may need to be a little (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Now hold on, James. You didn't even give me a chance to show you how my Steamers run around the track because I showed up late that day. BOTH of my locomotives can go through any point or switch as good or better than the standard lego train (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Tony, If you search back through the .trains and .rcx newsgroups, you'll find a few scattered gems on the topic of RCX control of 9V trains. I'll summarize some of the basics for you here: The Mindstorms RCX microcontroller brick provides (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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<snip> (...) There is a simple way to make thumbnails: <IMG SRC="--image name or url--" Height=10 Width=20 Border=0 Alt="alt text, if image is not showing"> The Height & width can be cahanged to any size, and the Border leaves now border around the (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Hi Tony - I haven't had a Mindstorms for long, but I've already built an automated level crossing. The Mindstorms is based around the Lego 'RCX'. This is a large brick, about the size of the old 4.5V battery boxes, but with some very special (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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