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Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
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Date: 
Fri, 18 May 2007 07:22:01 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
   In lugnet.cad.ldd, William R. Ward wrote:
   I think the issue here is the 3 axle truck itself. To work on a switch you would need to float the center axle a little - I’ve seen this done in LEGO trains before - so that it can make that really sharp bend on the curved part of the switch track without derailing.

My breakdown crane has 3 axle trucks using standard LEGO wheelsets, and traverses points just fine, although it does have 4 weight bricks holding it down.

It’s also not hinged to another truck; it only has to rotate around its center point. Being attached to the motor truck, the 3-axle trucks in the GG1 are being pulled a little bit off center as the wheels go into the curve, and I think that’s why the 3-axle truck can’t make it in this case.

I’ll play around with the trucks at some point - but the layout won’t require traversing the curved side of any switches at the show so I’ll live with it as-is for now.

--Bill.



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  Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
 
(...) Bruce Chamberlain postulated that the problem is due to one of the 3-axle trucks being *pushed* through the curve rather than pulled. I suspect that a rubber band between the two 3-axle trucks would help - I will try that sometime. --Bill. (18 years ago, 19-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)

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  Re: LDD Model of GG-1 Electric Locomotive - Advice Requested
 
(...) My (URL) breakdown crane> has 3 axle trucks using standard LEGO wheelsets, and traverses points just fine, although it does have 4 weight bricks holding it down. ROSCO (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)

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