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Re: Vose Inspection Car MOC
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 2 Jun 2003 20:17:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Travis Kunce wrote:
> well guys,
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> Thanks to a recent sale at target.com I have my first train parts to work
> with. Here is my first MOC, the Vose Inspection Car.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=45058
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> -tk
Heya Travis,
I saw the pictures of this on Brickshelf even before you posted, and I was blown
away. I would love to see some sort of automation added to this, so that it
could tool around, even if it had to be slowly, on some small "maintenance loop"
on the layout!
Are there any really small battery boxes? The best I can think of is the 9-V
boxes, which are still pretty big ... or has anyone come up with a purely-LEGO
means of drawing power from the tracks in order to run a motor, micromotor, or
lights?
There's also one other possibility ... I've gotten to wondering whether or not
one of the wind-back motors could be geared such that it is only allowed to
"unspring" very slowly, thus active as a power source for 15 minutes (or more)
as long as high-speed isn't a concern? Think of a windup clock ... I dunno, it
might be possible.
In any case, it looks gorgeous, Travis. I hope to see it in person soon.
-s
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| hey Shaun, thanks for the cudos. I have to say that I've been wanting to build train for real ever since seeing the article where lego gave you props for that awsome steamer you made. So know that you had a great hand in the inspiration of this MOC. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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