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Re: Brickling Brothers International Traveling Circus
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:30:12 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
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That is by far one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. The
train caught my attention right off the bat because I have been trying to get
those wagon wheels to work as drivers myself. Your solution puts my feeble
attempt to shame.
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I made a few attempts at the wheels. The first attempt included an overly
complex set of pulleys and rubber bands, which worked, but not consistently. I
then stumbled across a Brickshelf gallery which had a similar setup to what I
finally ended up with. I refined it a bit to hide the working bits. I’m really
pleased with the results.
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The detail in the
wagons, the crazy (yet still good looking) colors, the bleachers, the clowns,
the band, so much detail packed in, its all truly great.
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The wagons were a lot of fun to build, and even more fun to research. For the
other details, I still have tons of ideas (high wire acts, carnival booths,
etc.), but I had to restrain myself. The train is long as is, and additional
cars make it impossible to run. After reading Water For Elephants, the idea
of creating two trains, one for the workers and a second for the performers,
came to mind, but I only have so much display space at home.
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Of course the duplo
giraffe works perfectly. Though I have to admit, I do miss the elephant. ;-)
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Heh. I do too. If I do find (or build) a usable elephant, I have a prototype
car in mind. I found an image one day of an actual elephant car that was
basically just a drop-bed with a cage built over the center. It probably wasn’t
the best way to transport an animal, but it looked cool.
Thanks for the comments!
-Elroy
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| (...) That is by far one of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. The train caught my attention right off the bat because I have been trying to get those wagon wheels to work as drivers myself. Your solution puts my feeble attempt to shame. (...) (17 years ago, 27-Aug-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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