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Re: Brickish Railways newcomer
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 2 Nov 2001 16:47:43 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Simon Bennett writes:
How do you do a Co-Co bogie when the wheelsets are 3-long?

Depends.  If you want it to include a motor, try putting a 2x2 turntable on
the back of the motor, then two 1x4 or 1x6 tiles just on the edge of the
turntable, and attach another wheelblock to that, trailing behind the motor.
If this isn't strong enough for you, technic 1x4 steering plates,
upside-down, with the holes pressed onto studs, grip a lot better.

For a six-wheeled tender, I've allowed the centre wheel block to slide
sieways by fitting it with 1x2 plates with door rails, then having 1x4
slotted bricks across the body.  I don't know if it's possible to arrange
something like this low enough to go in as a bogey, but I'll try and let you
know.  Interesting idea.


Jason J Railton



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  Re: Brickish Railways newcomer
 
(...) It is very workable... I can't rattle off the URLs but I think several US prototype 6 axle locos have been done that use this sliding center wheel idea on their dummy trucks. Christopher Tracey??? Tom Cook? Not sure who. But it's in this group (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Brickish Railways newcomer
 
(...) Another idea is to provide rotation in the middle of the truck ... I did something along these lines for my German Railway Gun: (URL) this case, two of the axles are fixed with respect to each other, and the third is allowed to pivot. A (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Brickish Railways newcomer
 
(...) Thanks Ben, that's really useful and thank you for taking the time to find it for me but... aaargh that's horrible. I hope no-one in .trains takes this the wrong way but buffer beams are attached to the solebar of a rail vehicle, not the bogie (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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