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Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 4 May 2005 15:05:43 GMT
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Ah. The single plate approach is what I use as well for my custom cars.
On first read, I thought you are advocating not using Technic plates at all.
And I was trying to figure out what else could possibly be used (besides
wagon plates.) My mistake.
I do wish there was something slightly more secure than Tecnic plates to
use.
-- Bryan
"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@ascentialsoftware.DOT.com> wrote in
message news:IFz0B5.20Cz@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.trains, Bryan Kinkel wrote:
> > > Long time readers may recall my repeated ranting against using stacked • technic
> > > plates for the receivers of the pin on bogie plates.
> >
> > What is a better approach?
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> Only use one plate, and leave the second (upper) layer hollow so the pin • can
> move up and down vertically and also move a bit out of the vertical axis. • This
> helps with track conformance when the track is uneven. Note that if you • use
> LEGO's wagon plates you get the same effect. Most of their models leave a • plate
> layer gap above where the bogie plate pin plugs in as well.
>
> > Can you provide a link?
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> Not easily, although it was documented on the CD that came with Tim and • Ahui's
> book. Hopefully that verbal description is good enough?
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| (...) whew! (...) Na, I like them. (...) One other thing I have toyed with is using a 1x2 technic brick, sideways. There is just enough of a cut in shoulder there that the pin doesn't bind the way it does in two plates. However it doesn't allow that (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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| (...) I have used both 2x2 and 4x4 turntables to attach bogies. The 2x2 allows for a good amount of movement from the vertical, but is a pig to re-attach the bogies if they come off. The 4x4 allows very little such movement, but as the MOC in (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10170 TTX Intermodal Double-Stack Car Preview
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| (...) Only use one plate, and leave the second (upper) layer hollow so the pin can move up and down vertically and also move a bit out of the vertical axis. This helps with track conformance when the track is uneven. Note that if you use LEGO's (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.trains)
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