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Width with respect to weight (was: Re: New Poll)
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:04:51 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Dirk Meier writes:
> Hi Ben and John,
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> first my name is written Meier, not Meyer. Ben will never learn this ;-)
I noticed the gaff, but didn't want to embarrass Rhinehart;-D
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> For sure, it makes a real big difference. Mostly all freight cars before the
> 2nd world war have been 2 axle cars in Germany, same applies to other
> european countries. Some of them are really long.
> See here for pictures of my swiss SBB wine car:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25385
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=195156
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=195157
This is a beautiful MOC indeed!
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> The rubber band steering mechanism works good.
I don't normally make 2 axle cars, but I did create an Annie and
Claribel for my Thomas the Tank Engine recently. These cars are British, and
while they are pretty straight forward in terms of design, they needed a rubber
band steering mechanism as well (as designed by my son):
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=275061
Now here is the kicker: I elected to make these cars *6 wide*, to emphasis
their "toyishness" (as is my Thomas). Width was irrelevant. They still create
a lot of drag (I use normal, tight turns for my Thomas branch line), and yet
they are about as light as you could possibly make them. The main factor I
believe is the distance between the single wheels.
> But do not expect to pull
> more than 4 waggons with a 2 motor engine!
Then I say to Ben that he wouldn't be able to pull more than 4 waggons 7 wide,
either (using the same wheel distance). So the issue isn't *really* about
width, it's about selective compression in *length*. That's my whole point.
> And curves must be interleaved
> with straights, otherwise the train becomes very slow.
Yes, I also do this with my 8 wides, because 1) tight curves are
unprototypical, and 2) they create too much drag.
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> My engines BR 101 or V200 have a weight of 1,050 kg! So weight does matters.
> You always need two motors for the engines.
Well, I tell you, 2 motors may be necessary, but mostly I use 2 motors because
I think it *looks* better (on diesels anyway:-)
Keep rolling, Dirk!
JOHN
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| Hi Ben and John, first my name is written Meier, not Meyer. Ben will never learn this ;-) For sure, it makes a real big difference. Mostly all freight cars before the 2nd world war have been 2 axle cars in Germany, same applies to other european (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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