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Subject:	Re: shroud for train motor wheels
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:29:30 GMT
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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 than 6 studs by 2 times the thickness of a thin-wall panel. I can't think of a more narrow solution, except if one removes the wheel housing. When the gallery is approved: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=24976 Deep Links to individual instruction steps: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/a_trolley8.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley1.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley2.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley3.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley4.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley5.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley6.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley7.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley8.gif http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/jamathis/Trains/TrainsOther/WheelCowling/v1/trolley_v1_wheels_side.gif later, James Mathis In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes: > 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

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		shroud for train motor wheels
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 (...) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains)

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