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Re: A french BB 62400
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lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:06:46 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Didier Enjary wrote:
   3. The top can not be fitted with a plate but is perfectly fitted by a 1x2 tile which does not have a tube. The tile is slightly sliped on the side which represent an offset technique (undocumented AFAIK)

This is a useful technique I and others have used before, but in this case it isn’t actually necessary. Try putting a technic 1x1 brick with a half pin in it, or a ‘dalek’ brick (1x1 brick with studs on all sides) on top of the laid-down headlight brick. You’ll find you can fit an ordinary 1x2 plate to the side, perfectly fitting over the two studs.

The only reason for using a tile here is to get the smooth surface. You can just as easily fit a 1x4 tile or larger, which do have tubes.

Jason Railton



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  Re: A french BB 62400
 
(...) I'm not sure but I think there's a misunderstanding there. (I've been not precise enough) There are two tiles and if the one in the side (SNOT mounted) of the engine has no offset, the one "stud up" has a 0.4 stud offset relatively to the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains, FTX)

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