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Re: 7-Wide BNSF & TTX Intermodal Train & Crane
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:07:21 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, J. Spencer Rezkalla wrote:
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In my personal experience, most 7-wide trains run well on layouts with
standard curves. IMO 7-wide is in a nice sweet spot between 6-wide
practicality and the extra detail of 8-wides. On the subject of scale,
7-wides also blend in reasonably well with 6-wides in the same layout.
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Great. These answers, along with the info Ben provided, are the answers I was
hoping for. You’ve really given my the urge to get some 7-wide equipment of my
own. Of course wanting it and being able to build it are two different things
:-) If you ever create MPDs for any of your stuff and feel like sharing I for
one would be very interested in them. Between the 7-wide techniques, the SNOT
work, and the studless-ness, I think it would be quite educational for a lot of
folks in the community.
Back on the topic of good ole 6-wides...
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Here’s
a yard shot of my 7-wide Super Chief and a TTX set mixed in with a whole
bunch of Steve Ringe’s gorgeous 6-wide rolling stock.
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Where I can see more of Steve’s work? Does he have a Brickshelf folder? That
rolling stock does look gorgeous.
SNIP
Back to 7-wides...
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I’m not sure how many pieces are in the locomotive. It’s considerably heavier
than the standard BNSF set. 7-wides seem closer in weight to 8-wides than
6-wide, probably due to the extra weight of all the plates used in the bases.
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I was curious about the weight. I have a suspicion that the new battery-powered
IR motors would not be able to perform well at all with 7-wide stuff. All the
more reasont to save 9V trains!
Lastly, building a 7-wide plate arrangement is no big deal but how do you get
the hole centered for the bogies to attach? Is there a plate with holes I’m not
thinking of or do you have to use Technic lift-arms (or whatever they call
them)?
Thanks again,
Paul D.
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| --SNIP-- (...) I think there's more to worry about than the weight. I've not been able to figure out any decent way of getting a seven wide shell over the six wide baseplate that IR requires. I've tried covering it with snotted panels, tiles and (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Another side topic I have not noticed to be mentioned here in Lugnet is the following: (URL) These new wheels (as shown by Heiner Berg from his 7898 set) have no bore hole reaching through the wheel, but they have a plastic tip which will be (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: 7-Wide BNSF & TTX Intermodal Train & Crane
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| (...) A gallery of Steve Ringe's train work can be seen here: (URL) Steve is a former 8-wide builder that recently converted most of his stock to 6-wide. IMO very little was lost in the translation. Spencer (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: 7-Wide BNSF & TTX Intermodal Train & Crane
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| (...) I used a "propeller 4 blade 5diameter" and a matching "tile 2x2 with Pin" on a 7 wide tender, to pivot the motor. As used in my Q1 (URL) I also came up with a design that used 1x3 technic lift arms, mounted horizontally but I can't find the (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 7-Wide BNSF & TTX Intermodal Train & Crane
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| (...) In my personal experience, most 7-wide trains run well on layouts with standard curves. IMO 7-wide is in a nice sweet spot between 6-wide practicality and the extra detail of 8-wides. On the subject of scale, 7-wides also blend in reasonably (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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