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Re: Just how sturdy are your trains?
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Fri, 24 Mar 2000 23:04:39 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chemSPAMCAKE.tulane.edu
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James
The wire is for the light that is behind the 1x1 clear rounds[1]. I had[2] it
wired so that a LEGO wire coming from the working engine, an engine with a
motor, would connect to an electric plate at the back of the dummy, SD40-2,
engine. The electric plate was connected via that wire to a miniblub from
RadioShack which is hidden inside the technic 1x2 brick which holds the 1x1
clear round plates in place.
Chris
[1] It may look like one 1x1 round clear plate, but is it two 1x1 clear round
plates stacked on atop the other.
[2] I scavenged the electric plates so that both of my trolleys could have
lights. I will be buying more electric plates so I can "relight" the SD40-2.
"James J. Trobaugh" wrote:
> Christopher,
>
> Just a quick question kind of off the subject. But on your pictures of your
> SD40-2 there were some black and red wires
> (http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/trains/Engine%20gallery/EMD_SD40_2/bulge
> .htm). What are those for?
>
> James
>
> Christopher Masi wrote in message
> <38DB335C.B5F154D@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu>...
> > Let me say that this is NOTmeant to be derogatory in any way.
> >
> > I just checked out Ben's "a Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue 2-6-2 steam
> > engine"
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/ben_fleskes/royalblue.jpg
> >
> > and it got me thinking. Ben used a stud forward building technique along
> > the length of the engine, and I wondered to myself, "If the engine were
> > picked up by that section would it break?"
> >
> > The better looking my models get the more frgile they become. I could
> > grab my early engines and rolling stock from any where without fear, but
> > I have to be mor careful with my better stuff
> >
> > My SD40-2
> >
> > http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/trains/Engine%20gallery/EMD_SD40_2/emd_s • d40-2.htm
> >
> > can only be safely grabbed right below the radiator bubble, luckily, the
> > radiator bubble is right in the middle of the train. Grab any farther
> > forward and you will knock out the blower housing, and any farther back
> > you risk ripping the doors off.
> >
> > My car carrier (which I am happy to say I was able to finish thanks to
> > MA12 [1]. It looks great, but there are no new pictures yet.)
> >
> > http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/trains/rolling%20stock/rolling_stock.htm
> >
> > cannot really be grabbed anywhere since the plates are only half
> > connected.
> >
> > So, what do you do when you go to a show. Make certain that everyone
> > knows the weak spots and hope for the best, only run your fraglie models
> > yourself, or throw caution to the wind and let your fellow LTCers or
> > LUGers go wild without any advice?
> >
> > Just thinking out loud,
> > Christopher
> >
> > [1] Now all I need is 150 more 1x4 gray plates and I can put my monorail
> > back together.
> >
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| Christopher, Just a quick question kind of off the subject. But on your pictures of your SD40-2 there were some black and red wires ((URL) What are those for? James Christopher Masi wrote in message <38DB335C.B5F154D@cm...ne.edu>... (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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