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Re: Redesigned Intermodal Car
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 17 Jun 2003 01:55:43 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, William Toenjes wrote:
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J-2,
Really nice!
Questions: How does it make handle around curves and through switches?
How tall is it with 2 containers stacked (is it less than 16 studs high?)
Hope to see it irl when my work schedule allows me to make it to club :)
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Thanks, Bill! Ahh. I forgot to list the lowlites;-)
- Due to the nice, low profile, the sides scrape the power leads. I need to shave them (the leads, that is) down in order for it to clear.
- Due to the semi-shrouded truck design (which is vvvvery nace;-) the car will only take a curve-straight-curve-straight-etc turn configuration (which is okay for me because I only use those anyway). I don’t have any switches on my main lines so that issue is moot. I would think that they wouldn’t have a problem as long as I didn’t put 2 curves together, but I’m not certain.
The overall height is 14 bricks.
I had to make some design compromises WRT to the prototype, but my Husky Stack
is even more faithful to the original. I hope to get pics tomorrow.
JOHN
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| (...) Have you tried not using the power leads at all? I haven't tried it, but it would seem that if you cut a 'normal' 9volt wire, split the end and strip a short section of wire -- you could pry up the metal part of a rail enough to slip the wire (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) J-2, Really nice! Questions: How does it make handle around curves and through switches? How tall is it with 2 containers stacked (is it less than 16 studs high?) Hope to see it irl when my work schedule allows me to make it to club :) -- Bill (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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