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| Gotta run but just a quickie to say NICE! The matched pair is great. Can you post more details on how you did the tank car truck attach? (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Thanks Larry, but the matched pair no longer exists. One of the blue engines was convereted to the SD40-2. I will am going to try to make a matched pair of dash 2's. But I still need to make a power unit. By the way, I finally found out what a GP30 (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Or you can use a 2x2 tile with a a technic peg connecter sticking up from the middle. (Commonly used to mount helicopter blades) I have a tank car built as such and I am pleased with the rigidity and smoothnes of operation. Ben Fleskes PNLTC <snip> (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| You are correct sir! Actually, I thought of that for a different, and discontinued, project, but it had not occured tom me for this application. To bad I only have them in red and white. Actually, I worry that the studs of the technic plate are (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I did this for my 5 unit container car. (URL) this pic: (URL) this one: (URL) another topic: This car does not do well on grades, there is no lateral flex in it so it tends to work the tiles with center Technic stud loose from the bogies... (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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