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Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 23 Dec 2004 21:18:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Samarth Moray wrote:
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Curious about the bufferless trucks. Is there a reason that you didn’t go
with them completely? Do you like the ones with the buffers better? Are
there running problems with the bufferless ones? It looks like the cars
would have slightly less space between them which I suspect would look more
prototypical but may have issues in the tight LEGO curves.
Thanks!
Paul D’Urbano
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SNIPPY
Hi Paul,
I’ve been having some very good results using slack action coupling using
technic 1 x x plates which are used in car axles. By using multiples of them,
you can join the cars so close together that they actually touch- on display
at least. then when running the train, they just loosen up due to the motor
pull, and crumple when you slow down. I’d rather not post pics of this
publicly since the MOC I’ve used them on isn’t complete, but if you (or
anyone) would like to see pics of this to try it on your own, mail me, and
I’ll take some.
Samarth
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Thanks Samarth. That sounds like a clever idea. I don’t expect to be working
on any custom cars of my own in the near future so no need to snap any sneak
preview pictures on my behalf. I can wait for you to post them publicly. I
look forward to seeing your creation when it’s ready.
Thanks,
Paul
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| (...) SNIPPY Hi Paul, I've been having some very good results using slack action coupling using technic 1 x x plates which are used in car axles. By using multiples of them, you can join the cars so close together that they actually touch- on (...) (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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