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I think you are right, the "steering" of the single wheelset must be linked to the swinging of the car. The weight of the cars would hold the wheelset straight, but as the train goes into the curve the swinging action would cause the wheelset to (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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What makes the Talgo train a challenging model is not only the common *single* wheelset between cars, but that the cars pivot inward when rounding curves to allow a higher speed and more comfortable ride for the passengers. I've made cars that will (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry, Sorry, Larry, I did not know what it was either. Guess I am just part of those darn city people! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Some midwesterner YOU are, John. Take a field. Grid it into squares which you number. Hand out bingo cards. Whenever a cow does what it does to help plants grow in a particular square, call the number off and whoever has that number marks (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for the info John! Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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cow-bingo? Is that like cowa-bingo, dude? (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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We mostly hang around the Midwest-- the layout has been to North Dakota, La Crosse (last weekend), St. Paul (annual GATS), Mpls Metrodome (The Great Create, a charity event co-sponsored by, among others, TLG), and a few other places of which I am (...) (26 years ago, 21-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) motiff (...) \:^° LOL It's a shame TLG doesn't make cows in minifig scale, cuz then you could have a cow-bingo scene... -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry, Yup, I have two of those, it is a nice set. That part combination with the mini-boat is a real slick feature on that set. I used the second one for a Coastal Marine ADF G-200 vehicle, one of my own creations. I will have to get my webpage (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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Oh, that sidewalk cafe! #6402. I knew that part came from somewhere. Thanks, Josh! I am glad my memory isn't that bad, sheesh! Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) They were as readily available as any other train item in the UK in 1993 & 1994, which means only in a few very good shops David (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Larry, Oops! OK, sounds like a plan to me! I am a little confused on where most of the meetings and showings are. Any info would be appreciated! Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Not unless there were Lego's for that number, you see... ;) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Chris, I did just this with my #4559 about 18 months ago. I built stretched 2 wheel "Super bogies" that support the ends of adjacent cars. And, since the train end (tail) has the same s-bogie, I fashioned a tailcap that continues the train (...) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Yes, and the fact that you live close enough for a "drop"-- remember, bills *must* be unmarked, low denomination and in non sequential order. No funny stuff or you can kiss the membership card bbye;-) (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) At least you haven't asked for my cc number yet. Must be the vehicle bribe I offered. (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, We were lucky enough to secure one of these Tourist/Club cars in a second hand sale last night and the thought occurred to me - Just how rare are these in the UK? (Or anywhere else to that matter...) I don't recall seeing them in the shops, so (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Some very fancy engineering...you are not kidding. The car has to swing like a pendulum (or would LEGO shock absorbers have enough give to allow the the bottom of the car to swing out--maybe weights would help by adding a bit more inertia for (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 12v Trains is two words. All three (9, 4.5, 12) are. The fact that a match on theme=Trains works at all is because the indices have not gotten cleaned up yet; most all items were first "themed" at Trains, with the secondary characteristic set (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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Just a copuple weeks ago I took the train from Portland to Seattle. It s was the Amtrak (Talgo) passenger train. It has only one axle between cars. I tried to find some pics but ran out of time here is a URL (URL) plan to make one, I think this one (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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