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Re:...tilting trains? / Eric Brok did it like this
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Date: 
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:20:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Henry Kruer writes:
In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:

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    I've been trying to make a tilting system for my own APT cab, and I've
simply used a tilting bogie plate and rubber bands.  The train tilts well,
it dosn't tilt to much ect.  But when I run it on straight track, it will
always lean to one side.  The rubber bands aren't strong enough.

    Could at least tell us what pieces/construction you used to steady the
tilting? Please?
John Henry Kruer

Dear John,

maybe the site of Eric Brok is somewhat interesting to you. He was - AFAIK -
the first to build a tilting train. He made this nice animation on the working
principle:
http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok//legomind/models/trains/democar_ani.gif

You find his pages here:
http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok//legomind/models/index.htm
the tilting train here:
http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok//legomind/models/trains/leaning.html

Kind Regards,

Ben

P.s.: just finished my 7-wide train this afternoon:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=11092
(all these waggons have been built during the last 2 weeks.)



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  Re: ...tilting trains? / Eric Brok did it like this
 
(...) Thanks alot! Cool wagons. Once I get a place to show off my pictures, I might be able to show some of my own models. John Henry kruer (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: How did James Mathis make his tilting trains?
 
(...) I've been trying to make a tilting system for my own APT cab, and I've simply used a tilting bogie plate and rubber bands. The train tilts well, it dosn't tilt to much ect. But when I run it on straight track, it will always lean to one side. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)

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