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Re: MOC: BR52 Steam Locomotive
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
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Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:42:10 GMT
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> I took about a week and a half to make the first version. It was a 6-wide
> design, and had no moving pistons and used standard wheelsets for the drive
> wheels. It always seemed suspiciously small to me, being somewhat dwarfed by
> the minifig engineer, but I wasn't sure until I saw Dave Eaton's Green Line
> train in person ... and realized how much more accurate and detailed the
> larger size could be (ducks potential controversy from such a claim).
I'm still building in minifig-stylee 6-wide, but it becomes obvious that
these trains are smaller than a true minifig scale when you put someone in
the cabin. But, 8-wide means that you have to do everything as a larger
MOC, including any buildings or town details around the layout, otherwise it
looks daft. I don't think anyone in the UK is doing 8-wide yet.
> > I know it's bad form to modify Lego parts, but how else are we supposed to
> > get hold of driving wheels?
> I might have to do it too ... I really like how this came out, and would like
> it even better if it worked well!
Well, black ones are rare. If I had a few, I'd probably keep them intact
for static displays, and use trimmed white ones for running displays. Even
trimmed, some of the flange remains on the wheel, such that you still have
to design your wheelbase as if to take the standard hubs.
> I was able to find (and quickly order) 8 on brickbay at the end of last week.
> I'm afraid that as of that time I had completely tapped out the supply ...
Jammy. I tried, and couldn't find any.
> I *think* I see what you're getting at, but are there any pictures online
> that I could confirm my perception with?
Mine aren't (yet) - probably not until after my Fest either.
> By "truck" I believe you're referring to two wheelsets together? The
> fishplate is simply a small connector that goes between two trucks then?
> And then I imagine that the fishplate is rigidly attached to the train,
> and the two trucks can rotate freely on either end of it
> ... is that right?
Yes - each truck has an upright pin at one end, and the fishplate links
these two pins. You can imagine this arrangement would buckle if you pushed
it across the floor, but it stays rigid when it's on the track. On my
2-6-2, I have the front small wheels and the front driving wheels as one
truck, the next four driving wheels are another, then the rear two wheels
are just on a single pivoting arm off the back of that truck.
Can anyone think of any suitable technic wheel hubs which could be used to
float over the track, say for the middle pair of an 0-6-0 arrangement? I
noticed Sean's are simply mounted higher up, but are there any roughly the
same size but without any wider flanges? And available in white? I'm
actually surprised the model team ones still work, with a wheelbase that long.
Jason J Railton
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| (...) Sorry, "Shaun's". Anyway, why am I helping this guy? I almost went mad trying to do a decent AT-AT thanks to Mr. Sullivan's models, and now he's doing trains! Shaun, can't you get into Belville or something instead? :) Jason J Railton (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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