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Re: Some more infos on new trains (they were partly presented in Frechen/Germany)
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:22:15 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
> Surely for a Thomas train, if you make the bogie versions, Annie or Clarabel
> could use the IR unit baseplate?
> http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/annieclarabel.htm Then Thomas could be
> made using BBB wheels and he could have working rods too.
Hear, hear, those four wheeled Annie and Clarabels are a travesty created by the
TV series ;-)
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> I think it will be possible to bury the new IR unit in an 8 or wider engine,
> possibly to use it for remote controlled lights or auxiliary motors (crane
> drive?), with electric wheeled 9V train motors driving.
<SNIP>
There
> would still be the question of which motor frame parts to include though - ones
> with holes for the new motor or studs for the existing one.
I think the 'with holes' one, Its backward compatible even if it doesn't look as
good.
Tim
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