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Re: 7-Wide BNSF & TTX Intermodal Train & Crane
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Sat, 1 Jul 2006 14:44:23 GMT
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   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)?

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



I also came up with a design that used 1x3 technic lift arms, mounted horizontally but I can’t find the LDraw I did.

Hope this helps,

Mark



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  Re: 7-Wide BNSF & TTX Intermodal Train & Crane
 
(...) 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 (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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