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Re: Ross Neal goes 6 wide! {:-0
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:50:17 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
> Sooo, now he needed some trains to run on it. So, to scale, if the rails are
> 3 studs apart, a train should be about.....6 wide! So now the project became
> finding a way to power an engine around the track. And he came up with a
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2393526 great design>,
> although ultimately, the LEGO motors simply aren't powerful enough to do what
> he wanted them to do.
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> He was able to get the loco and its battery box boxcar to run around the
> track, but that was all the motor was able to pull. Overall, it was a
> disappoint for Ross, because he was ready to build an entire layout based on
> the 3 stud gauge!
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> So, the project ended with a whimper, but I finally snapped some pics (some a
> bit large, in order to show detail) to illustrate the way he powered his
> truck. Nice stuff.
Not to parade on the rain, but I don't suppose you tried putting rubber bands or
something to increase the friction between the plastic wheels and plastic rails?
You know, like the good old 4.5v motor wheels.
Benn
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 | | Ross Neal goes 6 wide! {:-0
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| This is a little project Ross began last year that I never got around to documenting. He was tinkering as usual, and figured out a way to lay the old 4.5 volt battery train rails 3 studs apart and make a complete loop. Here is a pic of just a curve: (...) (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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