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(...) You talk about the trucks sliding forward and backwards. It seems to me that the body would hinder this from happening due to the fact that it connects to the the front and rear trucks via two stationary pins. Since the body doesn't stretch (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> (...) There is a sliding joint between the forward pivot in front of the drive wheels that translates forward and back relative to the leading truck. Thus, when the train goes around curves, the joint (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm not a big fan of steam but this looks very sweet. One question I have about the drive train, the distance between the front and back pivot points needs to be shorter when going around a curve than when you're on a tangent. How do you accomodate (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've sold 4. I set the starting bid for the first one on a whim because it was a charity donation. My gut tells me that I am making a bit of money on them but not a lot. I keep meaning to sit down and figure out what my cost for them is. (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Look at this orange car
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(...) Gondola. (25 years ago, 7-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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