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(...) To Jason Have you got pictures of your 6 wheeled train, wheelbase ? I would like to see your idea ! Here is what I did for my steam train (URL) wait to see what new parts Ben has made ! Ben , Will you also be doing an anouncement on (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll put some up shortly. Your cylinders are a little more complex than mine - I use something similar to my Rocket. My whole train fits within 8 studs wide, apart from the odd stud on the end of some half-pins. (I might have to slice these (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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These pictures should give you some idea of how it works. First, here's the whole wheelbase from the side: (URL) As you can see, it's big. It takes up 90° of curve on its own. This includes the tender though. The main thing to notice in this picture (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Teunis Davey wrote: <snip> (...) Yes. There will be an announcement on lugnet/trains concurrent with the Brickfest announcement. Ben (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hello I really like your steamtrain wheelbase design ! Do you have any more pictures ? It give me some ideas on how to build a Steam train using 8 BBB drive wheels. Using both a combination of my design and your design. A 4 8 4 steam train or (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Teunis - I'm not sure more photographs would help, as I'm trying to convert even more of it to plain black at the moment! Tell me what parts of it you can't work out, and I'll try to do some more coloured images in MlCAD. If you did four (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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