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  Re: What is the maximum length of a single carriage.
 
(...) I have used 4 axles in one truck. The trick is to make the two center axles 'sideways slideable'. This is pretty easy to accomplish: the two outer axles have a tile-with-centerstud, the two middle axles have tiles in them. Now connect the two (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)  
 
  4 axle truck design (was Re: What is the maximum length ....)
 
(...) I received a few requests per email so I uploaded a .dat file at Brickshelf that shows the principle. (URL) don't have internet access this weekend (I made the dat file during my lunchbreak at work) to make proper images of each step but I (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: What is the maximum length of a single carriage.
 
(...) per (...) I actually used six axles on each end of my K5 Leopold railway gun, which is 85 studs long and can still negotiate the tight LEGO track curves. Each truck is made up of three axles, but the method I used could actually be extended (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)

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