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(...) That's quite neat - it hadn't occurred to me to shorten the front truck like that to make room behind. But then I was trying to fit a motor in the front when I did mine. Jason R (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip (...) Actually I wouldn't call that cheating at all, I'd call it compromise. And as far as I'm concerned, compromise is fine (even necessary!) in building LEGO models. I would probably do something like Teunis did in his S-class, but (...) (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hello Sebastian, The best I've manage to work out on this is with my 4-8-4 Northern engine as shown at: (URL) In this case, I put the leading wheels forward of the steam cylinders. The cylinders stay attached to the same bogie/truck that drive (...) (18 years ago, 4-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not sure I can help you much here - I designed my cylinders to be quite flat so they could slide 'twixt motor and soleplate. With small BBB wheels on the front your front truck is lower than a standard motor, but if you say Rosco's are too (...) (18 years ago, 4-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I'm trying to design an 8-wide 4-8-4 using Big Ben's wheels (CAD only, I'm but a poor student), and want the loco to be able to negotiate standard Lego curves. As the leading truck has an axle each side of the cylinders, I'm finding it hard to keep (...) (18 years ago, 4-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Big Ben Bricks is pleased to announce a new set. Set #172, Train Handcar. (2 URLs) It comes with 39 pieces, including 4 Big Ben Bricks train wheels and two highly flexible minifigs (made using basketball legs with the springs removed). As the (...) (18 years ago, 4-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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(...) I like to avoid compression of vehicles, just having compression of a shorter train length depending on the layout, as other model railway enthusiasts do. It's 8mm:1ft scale. I could try 9-wide, but it's more effort - perhaps in the long term (...) (18 years ago, 3-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Review of Big Ben Bricks' Train Handcar set
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Recently I got the opportunity to get an early copy of Big Ben Bricks' latest offering, a train handcar. I must say that for a small set it has proven to be lots of fun to play with. You can read my review online at the ILTCO web page: (URL) (18 years ago, 3-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This station certainly is gorgeous-- ingenious design; total package intensely loaded. Thanks for bring this MOC to attention-- well deserved later, James Mathis. (18 years ago, 2-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, that really is an amazing design. The building has so much texture., and the scene is so well put together. Yes... stealable ideas :) ! Chris (18 years ago, 2-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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