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Re: building cow-catchers/ploughs?
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:49:43 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> I am looking for suggestions on how to build the cow-catcher/plough for my
> 6-wide Amercian 4-4-0 Steam locomotive.
> The plough should be 6 wide and all black.
> It should attach to the underside of a 1 x 4 area of studs (or to the top
> of the same 1 x 4 plate thick studs if thats better looking).
> It should be no bigger than 2 bricks tall (any taller and it will be too
> tall and hit the track)
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> Any ideas are appreciated
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> Assume I have black slopes in all sizes but dont have any wierd bits.
I used 2x4 plates with some hinges on my Adventurer's train. It seems to work
pretty well. I have an LDraw file at home that I can send you if you're
interested.
This is probably the best pic of the setup that I used:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1002824
-Elroy
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