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Re: new truck design (rehash)
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:26:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Tracey writes:
> > What did you use to support the metal axles?
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> The axles are supported between a set of 1x2 plates w door rails. These
> parts are pretty common currently in the MOT engines.
A very fine idea!
> > I've never built trains with *naked* ( ;-P ) axles,but once i designed such
> > a bogey (truck) that used the bricks 1x1 modified with headlight
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> > http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?PartID=4070
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> > of course the metal axle was inside the hole.
> > Else,one can use a technic brick witha 1/2 pin inside.
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> It seemes like there would be a lot of play in the axle this way.
Maybe not so much. I never built it :)
> Wouldn't you also have to pop the wheels off the axles?
Yes. But just one.It's not difficult,and it should come back exactly to its
place,since there's a little difference in diameter between the point where
the wheel is and the rest of the axle.
Play well,
Gianluca
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| (...) Thanks Gianluca, (...) The axles are supported between a set of 1x2 plates w door rails. These parts are pretty common currently in the MOT engines. (...) It seemes like there would be a lot of play in the axle this way. Wouldn't you also have (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
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