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Re: First Steamer - Russian L class
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Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:32:43 GMT
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Dear Ben,
Thank you for your comments. As I mentioned in the first post, your models were
quite a learning (thieving ;)) point for me.
> I would love to see that design done in real bricks. Concerning the wheel
> arrangement it is the same as with the BR50 of German made. As far as I can
> recognize you have found your own way to negotiate curved track. I would like to
> see a bottom picture of your wheel groups.
I would love to see it made real too and was going to try it until I discovered
that the wheels sell for an average of 23USD which would make it a very
expensive train. Unfortunately I think it may remain a CAD model unless a huge
stash of those wheels is uncovered and lowers the price significantly.
> With my design of the BR50 I had grouped first three axles (very first can
> steer) and last three ones (middle one can slide sidewards) to one group each.
> as to be seen here:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=122144
That's a very interesting solution. I suspect it is probably more structurally
sound than mine. I will email you the MPD of my solution (you will have to
imagine the rubber bands) for you to have a look at. I didn't upload it because
there are a lot of overlapped parts in the boiler (it is all buildable but I
didn't take the time to fix some errors) and I would like to make sure it is
correct before publically releasing the design.
> That has been really reliable: this engine has done several weeks of service in
> total at 1000steine and Legoworld shows and it hasn't derailed ever even on
> rough track.
Wow. That is extremely impressive. I may steal this design if I try another
steamer since I would prefer to use a known success than a potential solution.
> ****
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> Concerning potential to improve your loco I can make out only two minor weak
> spots: I miss the feeding pump (or whatever) in the very front (on left hand
> side in driving direction).
I'm not so sure what you mean here. I will look carefully over the pictures to
see but if you could point me to a picture which shows clearly what you mean it
would be very much appreciated.
> And I think you may find a way to improve the
> ladders which lead up to the drivers cab. Those are sloped and reach nearly to
> the ground with the real engine. Maybe you find a better way to use the LEGO
> ladder part or you may even find another built version to substitute these parts
> (which I personally do not favour too much).
Yes. Those ladders were a bit of a weak point I thought. Unfortunately I wasn't
sure how much clearance I had for the magnet etc. so I was being extra careful
with space. I did just have an idea of how I might be able to make this ladder
so I will try this experiment.
> But this isn't meant as criticism at all. You did a great job! And I love the
> round tile at the front face side of the boiler and the "cow catcher" (rail
> guard?) esspecially.
I very much appreciate constructive criticism as it helps me improve the design
and future designs. The cow catcher turned out better than I expected for such a
simple design so I was very happy with it. I was suggested by Samarth Moray to
use a starfish for the star at the front which I think would have been quite
good but I could think of no satisfactory way to attach it so I chose to use the
SW tile instead.
> Leg Godt!
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> Ben
Thank you (and everyone else who has commented),
Tim
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| (...) Dear Tim, thanks for your nice replay. And I agrre: the 7750 wheel sets are really a pain to get via Bricklink and all other market places. I own a few of them but never enough... And the price aims only at one direction: always up. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Dear Tim, you did an excellent job on your Russion L-Class! I enjoyed it a lot to surf through your gallery and compare that with the real stem engines you have linked. I would love to see that design done in real bricks. Concerning the wheel (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)
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