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Subject: 
shroud for train motor wheels
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Date: 
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:54:54 GMT
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Hi All,
Jeremy Rear, Dave VinZant and I where trying to figure out how to cover up
the side of a train motor for our street cars and trollies and I think we
got something. There are still a couple issues with interfering with the
wheels when the 1x2x3 panels are connected at both ends. Both Jeremey and I
have impemented versions that aren't pined at both ends and it works fine.

Here's a rendering of an exploded version...
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=239062
then together...
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=239063

Jeremy uploaded some shots of his Portland Street with this implemented at...
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24813

And I have a couple shots of my upgraded Portland lightrail MAX at...
Well that will have to wait for a couple days the pics are at work :(

SteveB



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: shroud for train motor wheels
 
(...) very soon! JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: shroud for train motor wheels
 
Great work guys! The work and discovery by Jeremy, Dave, and Steve shown below inspired me to try a similar shroud for non-motorized 9v train wheels. As 9v volt wheel housings are exactly 6 studs wide, the edge-to-edge solution shown below is wider (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)

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