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Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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Wed, 4 May 2005 12:34:12 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
   Yeah it will be interesting to see how that goes. From this pic it seems the axle will only protrude about 2 plates or less into the decking, uneven tracks may well work it loose.



I was wondering if you could substitute an axle pin for that 2-stud axle, to get a little more grip, but it looks like the plates above are two 2x4 technic plates in a T-arrangement. So, there’s no way the pin could click in place. As it’s right on the end, you couldn’t remove the top technic plate or put 1-wide plates to surround the hole, either.

Jason Railton



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  Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
 
(...) Long time readers may recall my repeated ranting against using stacked technic plates for the receivers of the pin on bogie plates. Same issue here, in my view. Apparently the design may possibly have room for improvement. Having the trucks (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
 
(...) Yeah it will be interesting to see how that goes. From this pic it seems the axle will only protrude about 2 plates or less into the decking, uneven tracks may well work it loose. (URL) ROSCO (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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