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Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 14:21:31 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> 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.

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



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  Re: 0-4-0 Switcher
 
(...) 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. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)

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