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Re: using BBB med wheels
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:50:05 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm just starting an 0-10-0 steamer using BBB med size wheels. I was wondering
> if anyone has some examples of BBB med wheels in use. I noticed Cale had an
> 0-6-0 steam switcher, Cale are those regular stud increments? Looks like yes.
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> I first notice that in order to get the spacing tight that 1/2 stud increments
> are needed, but that sorta blows the connection rod alignment (I think). My
> plan was to use BFBFB arrangement where B=blind, F=flanged.
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> Any comments would be great... There are a ton of great steam engines (and other
> Train MOCs) out there, that I may have missed in my recent, not quite dark but
> mostly cloudy age!
>
> SteveB
I have, a ten wheeler, but it uses a very similar setup to Cale's and uses
standard stud increments, so I doubt it'll be of much help to you.
http://news.lugnet.com/announce/moc/?n=4076
You could always connect the first, third, and fifth wheels together using a rod
(all blind, I believe), as if you seperated all the wheels by half-stud
increments I believe the blind drivers will line up to each other on whole-stud
increments. Then it would be just a matter of adding in gears, chain, or a
pully system to syncronize them all.
--Tony
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