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(...) I dug up a photo, but Geocities was stupid last night. (URL) should give you a idea of what I am talking about :) Brownie points...the use of the name has changed, it used to be a bad thing, now it is a good thing...I guess it changed 70's or (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I made some spring loaded buffer stops years ago. Check out my Trainspotters Photos page for photos at the below URL. Allan (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) To the chappie who exulted that I wasn't able to solve this: Mine lasts for 10 strikes. Real ones last for 2. Tell me again how I failed? :-) (...) to (...) Right. US stations (passenger, subway, etc) have these as well. However what actually (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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ps. i'll post instructions when I have the time (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That would be me, like Jenn said they use the spring things from 4559. They hold up pretty well. They DID stop my GP-35 at full throttle(1). Important Safety Tip: Only try this on a carpeted floor. At the WAMALUG show they successfully stopped (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, they are quite prototypical...just not typical installation on the end of a siding. They are used in places where you _cannot_ allow the train to procede onwards, such as dead end stations. Take a look at a photo of say Euston (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, I don't feel so bad now. If the Great Larry has difficulty with the stoppers... Seriously though, I have seen stoppers with springs in RL. I don't expect it to take HUGE amounts of punishment. Just the kind when it's rolling to a stop (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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You could use the 2 x 2 x 2 shock absorber pieces that come in black on several sets, including the BTII vechicle, the aquanauts crystal crawler and at least 1 train set. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (forgive me because I've forgotten) one of the people in our group (wamalug) created some stoppers that have the little spring loaded things that are in the 4559, 1728, and a couple of others... so that when the train hits, it bounces off a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Bear in mind that in the real world, arresting devices such as described here only last for one or two substantial collisions before succumbing to fatigue and shear. I would suggest building your arrestors so that they "break-away" near the base (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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