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Subject: 
Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:47:50 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Geoff Snell wrote:
   Hi John,

Nice Hogwarts Express.

Looks great with the coupling rods/drive rods. I too have Ben’s excellent wheels but am struggling to make these connections with six drivers and accomodate the necessary articulation to get round the sharp curves, any tips?

Thanks,

Geoff

Hello Geoff, I have used flex rods as push rods , with the centre axel moving sideways. It works really well. But it needs a fare bit of weight above the drive wheels.to work fully (this was fixed when I put the train body ontop.) Sorry I have no pictures that show this in great detail on brickshelf.I hope to have some up soon . Have you seen Ross Neals Idea ? I really like his idea for push rods !

some pics - (taken by other people)

test chassie -

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=629986

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=629987

complete train

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=660549

Thanks, Teunis



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  Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
 
(...) I had already admired your 4-6-2 chassis Teunis, but unfortunately my Lego collection doesn't run as far as flexrods! I have managed an articulated 4-6-2 chassis of my own using BBB wheels with the view of trying to create a 6-wide LNER (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
 
Hi John, Nice Hogwarts Express. Looks great with the coupling rods/drive rods. I too have Ben's excellent wheels but am struggling to make these connections with six drivers and accomodate the necessary articulation to get round the sharp curves, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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