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Re: Truck Trailer hauler: Road to Rails, Keeping it Simple
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Date: 
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:46:55 GMT
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James Mathis wrote:
> 
> Just a little tinkering with a favorite set-- 4549, Road 'n Rail Hauler.
> 
> I wanted to load the entire trailer onto simple train wheelsets with minimum
> mods to the LEGO(R) design trailer.

Interesting work james, I might modify your hitch design for something
I'm working on.
Thanks!

> I know this type of freight haul has been worked on by others here in this
> forum, but I am admittedly pretty bad at keeping track of links to MOCs.
> Could someone point me toward other "trailers on train trucks" MOCs?  I'd
> love to refresh my memory about other designs!

Cletus Romano built some RoadRailers a few years ago:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=7027
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=7028
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=7026

There are pretty nice and actually stay on the track even with his
notoriously high rate of train drivin'  :)

-chris



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(...) That's great! Thanks for pointing them out. The scale looks good. later, James Mathis (25 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)

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Just a little tinkering with a favorite set-- 4549, Road 'n Rail Hauler. I wanted to load the entire trailer onto simple train wheelsets with minimum mods to the LEGO(R) design trailer. Added 3 parts to the trailer: 1) quantity two of 6019 Plate 1 x (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)

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