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Re: Negotiating curves
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Fri, 5 Oct 2001 05:11:36 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Holger Matthes writes:
> Hi Gianluca,
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> > How do your passenger wagong negotiate curves?
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> Looks funny, but it works in most cases.
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> > I know by experience of my friend Carlo Ottolina that 48 long (and
> > 8wide) wagons can't run on "S" shaped curves or points.
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> I haven't got much experiences in S-shaped curves, but points without the
> yellow whatever-you-call-it-pin are no problem.
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> > How can,for example HoMa's riviera express coaches run on points/"S"
> > shaped curves?
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> Hmm, it was mostly good luck. I would say it depends on the mixture of the
> steering point in the middle of each boggie plate and the distance to the
> magnetic coupling. If the steering point is more "inside" (= over the
> inner-axle of a 2-wheel truck) the radius for the magnet will become larger, so
> the cars can be coupled closer together. The magnet should be visable from top
> in all positions (straight and curved). Than you can avoid decoupling while the
> cars come too close together.
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> The Riviera Express isn't that difficult, the InterCityNight with one-axled
> Talgo cars was a real challenge to make it steerable in curves and points. But
> it works.
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> Another tip: Try to avoid putting curved tracks directly together when the
> change the direction. Add a straight piece between them.
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> Hope that all does make any sense, while explaining it in english and with out
> pictures??
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> Some months ago I wrote some "theoretical stuff" about waggons lengths on
> lugnet.trains, but I can't remember in which thread :-((
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> Feel free to ask for more information!
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> Kind regards from a real 8-wide freak!
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> HoMa
Thanks,HoMa,for your explaination.
How may studs is the distance between bogies pivot points,in your Riviera
Express?
Thanks again,
Gianluca
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| (...) 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)
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| | Re: Negotiating curves
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| 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)
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