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Re: 8 Wide LEGO Thomas! (pics)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.duplo
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Sat, 7 May 2005 17:52:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Samarth Moray wrote:
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Also, don’t those sleepers mean less ground clearance for the motor (and
other stuff)?
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Yes, but how much clearance does one need? These ties are simply 1x4 tiles on
the LEGO ties. If you need more clearance that, you also probably need more
time at the design table;-)
Out of curiousity, to what “other stuff” might you be referring? I have always
found that the actual 9 volt train motor itself was the lowest thing hanging
under a train. And those can pass over a plate and tile on the LEGO track
with no problem, as in the case of a road crossing, or
burying trolley track
JOHN
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| (...) I had some problems while trying to replicate a dummy for the train motor. It seems one plate lower than the where the axle is in a regular wheelset is 1/2 a plate lower than the ground clearance of the motor. Although I don't recall the exact (...) (20 years ago, 7-May-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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