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Re: PCC (was Re: Success at Pleasanton GATS
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 5 Dec 2002 04:42:44 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> > That's because you can't defy the laws of physics, Captain [1]; the wheels
> > *must* be shrouded....
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> Actually.... no, they don't need to be, Ensign Decker.
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> Some are some aren't, and running the truck without any sideframe at all is
> not a bad approximation, actually.
I agree about the omission of the motor sideframes-- that's a given. It's just
that the MOC sits so high on the trucks, it makes for one interesting first
step on or off the trolley;-)
Avoiding that problem building 8 wide is hard enough, let alone 2 studs
narrower.
-John
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