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Subject: 
Re: New Train Truck (bogie) Design
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 2 Dec 2002 15:07:24 GMT
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John wrote:
> Necessity is the mother of invention....
>
> Until now, I had been happy with using standard LEGO trucks
> when building my train cars, even though they are prototypically
> incorrect for US versions. Most US rolling stock use a truck that
> closely resembles this truck here (a bettendorf):

John,  these look really good (mutilation aside).  On your version based
on mine, did the metal axles fit between the one door rail plate and the
other plate without binding?

I'm going to modify my trucks (eventually when they are unpacked) to use
a similar frame (the robot arms) to yours.

-chris



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Necessity is the mother of invention.... Until now, I had been happy with using standard LEGO trucks when building my train cars, even though they are prototypically incorrect for US versions. Most US rolling stock use a truck that closely resembles (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)

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