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Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:17:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> (3) Finally, the train motor I used had the two tabs on one end broken off
> (what are those for, anyway? Do they serve some purpose that I've been
> blissfully ignorant of?).
Yes, there is. You can clip a 1x4 or 1x6 brick into those tabs and it will
stay securely in place. Some official LEGO designs (4563? I think so, but am
too lazy to go check right now) use this feature so that's presumably why
they are there.
Note that long term these tabs have a tendency to warp/distort/break off as
they are not very strong in the grand scheme of things.
Hope that helps.
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| (...) Ahhh, I get it. The "gap" in the clip matches a brick's wall thickness, right? Hmmmmm, interesting .... I never noticed that! I'll have to see if I can make use of it. Thanks, Lar. -s (24 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I think they're there to spread the 'pull' of the train buffer/magnet over a larger area. The buffer has tabs that fit into the clips. By spreading the stress out a bit more it makes it less likely that the buffer will pull off the motor. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
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| (...) Thanks, Steve! I'm planning on working on the LDRAW file for it this weekend. As for gotcha pieces, there really aren't any that are too bad. Here's what I came up with: (1) you need 44-studs worth of those curved 1x2x1.3 black bricks - I used (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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