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Re: Articulation with "working" connecting rods
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 5 Sep 2006 00:53:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Sebastian Dyson wrote:
> I'm trying to design an 8-wide 4-8-4 using Big Ben's wheels
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> Another option is to have no connection between the rods on the wheels and the
> cylinders and have the cylinders turn with the leading truck, which seems a
> little like cheating.
Actually I wouldn't call that cheating at all, I'd call it compromise. And as
far as I'm concerned, compromise is fine (even necessary!) in building LEGO
models.
I would probably do something like Teunis did in his S-class, but don't continue
the rods into the cylinder
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=774991
And then move the cylinders with the bogie. Or if you have a double hinge on
your bogie like on my X class, you may be able to attach them to the middle
section, so they don't move quite as far sideways.
ROSCO
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| I'm trying to design an 8-wide 4-8-4 using Big Ben's wheels (CAD only, I'm but a poor student), and want the loco to be able to negotiate standard Lego curves. As the leading truck has an axle each side of the cylinders, I'm finding it hard to keep (...) (18 years ago, 4-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains)
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