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Re: Meet "BOB" the Passenger Train
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 2 May 1999 15:12:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Wow! That's cool James.
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> Just one nit, it seems that maybe the prototype has red doors on one
> side and blue on the other??? or else some of the brochure pictures are
> from different trainsets. I get the impression that the prototype has a
> middle wheeled unit for a total of 5 units.
BOB's coloring:
The brochure's front cover art looks to have been "artisticly" enhanced,
turning selective patches into grayscale images of varying contrast and color
depth(?). I thought the same thing at first.
BOB's total number of units:
From what I can tell from the brochure, BOB is at least 5 units long, with,
indeed, a wheeled middle unit. The middle unit certainly looks similar to the
front control unit in terms of length and winow placement.
Alas, I do not have enough pieces to extend BOB's length from 3 to 5 :-( Wish
I did, but I used nearly all of my black train-style windows and gray 1/4
top-curved bricks.
I'd love to see someone make a 5 unit BOB.
> Very nice work. How does it hold together for long runs? Does it tend to
> work apart after 1/2 hour of solid running??
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> --
> Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
Coupling strength:
BOB runs best with the LEGO train motor "pushing" the train set. I dare say
that BOB would run nearly indefinitely in the pushing mode. Pulling is a
little different, the LEGO train motor wants, just a little, to pop a wheely
due to the "hanging" of the middle car between the front and rear units. Also,
the rubber bands might lose some resiliance after a few hours of stretching.
Dunno, haven't run BOB that long. I think the longest run in the pulling mode
has been about 15-20 minutes.
Personally, I run BOB in the push mode exclusively.
later,
James Mathis
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| Wow! That's cool James. Just one nit, it seems that maybe the prototype has red doors on one side and blue on the other??? or else some of the brochure pictures are from different trainsets. I get the impression that the prototype has a middle (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.trains)
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