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  Negotiating curves
 
Question for LONG (48,52,56....) wagons builders: How do your passenger wagong negotiate curves? I know by experience of my friend Carlo Ottolina that 48 long (and 8wide) wagons can't run on "S" shaped curves or points. How can,for example HoMa's (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Negotiating curves
 
Hi Gianluca, (...) Looks funny, but it works in most cases. (...) I haven't got much experiences in S-shaped curves, but points without the yellow whatever-you-call-it-pin are no problem. (...) Hmm, it was mostly good luck. I would say it depends on (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Negotiating curves
 
(...) I found it: (URL) should look at the raw-message to see my "graphics" correctly!) HoMa (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Negotiating curves
 
(...) Thanks,HoMa,for your explaination. How may studs is the distance between bogies pivot points,in your Riviera Express? Thanks again, Gianluca (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Negotiating curves
 
(...) Hi Gianluca, my Riviera Express is still in the box after moving houses - like all other LEGO :-( But looking at the brickshelf-pictures it seems to be ca. 34 - 36 studs between the piviot points. So what are you planning to build? Greetings, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Negotiating curves
 
(...) Moving house? Did tou get married or had not enough space for Legos? ;-)) (...) Ok.I'll try it. (...) Top Secret.... ;-) Just some new coaches.... (...) Uh! NOT! :-(((( But I'll be in Zwolle; who of you will be there? (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)

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