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Re: New MOC: Large scale 2-truck Shay
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Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:33:09 GMT
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Thanks for the kind words!
> Any plans for log cars?
Only in the sense of "I fancy making some log cars", no designs
or anything. I can see at least two issues with this:
* I don't have anything like enough brown to make logs, so the
load'll probably be real wood.
* I'll need to come up with a truck design that doesn't use a
train motor as a basis. This poses problems because there'll
be a lot less lateral room to mount side plates and build up
detail. Perhaps a non-SNOT (SOT?) approach would be better here.
Ideally I'd make two or three log buggies and a caboose, enough
to get a short train together. I suspect that a caboose on a
backwoods logger is overkill, but they fit my preconceptions of
American railroading nicely...
The other problem with a full train is that I've done some more
extensive (i.e. not just a straight track with an S-bend) testing
and the crank shaft case and truck gearboxes foul the power clips
on the inside of bends. I think it should be possible to modify
the trucks to cope simply enough, but the crank case could be more
tricky. Time and experimentation will tell. I think the pilots might
cause some problems with couplers as well, but that should be
trivial to fix.
The Shay's asymmetry means that it might be possible to skirt
the issue by only running it on a loop of track with the cylinders
outward, but that would be cheating, wouldn't it?
Cheers,
Will
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 | | Re: New MOC: Large scale 2-truck Shay
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| First of all i would like to say nice work. As a shay builder also i have a keen interest in what you have done. I know a little about shays, I researched them before I built my engine, and log cars/ log loader. (unfortunatly I don't have pictures (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New MOC: Large scale 2-truck Shay
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| In article <H01579.1Bv@lugnet.com>, "Will Vale" <mwvale@gemsoft.co.uk> wrote: snip (...) First, WOW! Second.... um.... don't put the power clips on a curve. That isn't cheating. You know, sometimes I think it is funny; when people see the awesome (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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