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Re: ...tilting trains? / Eric Brok did it like this
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Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:25:01 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> In lugnet.trains, John Henry Kruer writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
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> [snip]
> > 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
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> Dear John,
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> 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
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> 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
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> Kind Regards,
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> Ben
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> 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.)
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
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| (...) [snip] (...) 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: (URL) find his pages here: (URL) tilting train here: (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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