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wheelset ideas
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 27 Mar 2002 20:22:06 GMT
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I was taking a break today from analysing some data and I started
working on a longstanding problem I've been having with a model.
I'm trying to build a 5-unit spine car, based on a previous design of
mine ( http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ctracey/train/spine/spine4.jpg
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As you can see this model sits rather high on the trucks, so I've
figured out a way to use the wheels without frames:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=14325
This creates a truck that is perfect in height for my needs (saves about
1-2 plates) and allows my design to handle curves quite well. However,
this design is lacking the sideframes on the trucks. I haven't been
able to come up with a good solution to this-- Any Ideas?
-c
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: wheelset ideas
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| That's a clever design, Chris-- I like it! But as you know, now you've got a whole new set of issues with which to deal;-) I've pretty much completed a set of 5 articulated double stack container cars, and I opted to use the 2x2 turntable instead of (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: wheelset ideas
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| (...) Hi Chris, I have done a solution for this a while ago, because I needed red sideframes: (URL) used the tube from for e.g. 7171 (or flex-system) to connect the frame. But you might get into trouble with your height problem again if you doit the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains)
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