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Re: Truck Trailer hauler: Road to Rails, Keeping it Simple
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:33:13 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Tracey writes:
> 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'  :)

That's great!  Thanks for pointing them out.  The scale looks good.

later,
James Mathis



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  Re: Truck Trailer hauler: Road to Rails, Keeping it Simple
 
(...) Interesting work james, I might modify your hitch design for something I'm working on. Thanks! (...) Cletus Romano built some RoadRailers a few years ago: (URL) are pretty nice and actually stay on the track even with his notoriously high rate (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)

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