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Re: New truck design... need help
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 04:42:42 GMT
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That the beauty of it. There is no prototype that I know of, but it looks
kinda cool. And typically that's what I'm after! The stud down is a good
idea, I was thinking about a 1x6 technic plate with holes in stud positions
1 and 6. Maybe I can stuff a 1x1 rnd plate in there inverted or something.
I'll keep y'all posted if I come up with anything.
SteveB
PNLTC
In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> > Hi All,
> > I tried a new truck design and need some help, pls look at the instructions • at
> > the URL:
> >
> > http://www.sstanamera.com/~sebarile/LEGO/instructions/trucks/URT_Truck.htm
> >
> > Step 3: shows the air tanks attached to the 1x2 single stud plate however...
> >
> > Step 6: shows a 2x4 plate "covering" the 1x2 single stud plate but it does • not
> > firmly hold the air tank in place. The space between the top of the stud and
> > bottom of 2x4 plate is about 1/2 a plate, thus allowing the air tank to • simply
> > lift out :(
>
> Just rambling here in hopes of spurring some other ideas.
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> Do you want the tank held down at the first stud level or just prevented from
> coming loose? If the latter, perhaps something with a stud reversed? If the
> former, barring using things like hose bits (not bad suggestions mind you),
> something that is somehow offset 1/2 plate level is what you need, eh?
>
> You could always use a clone that is 1/2 a brick thick instead of 1/3, that
> gives you the 1/2 plate thickness difference. But there's got to be a better
> way.
>
> One thing that hinders you is that you don't have a lot of layers of thickness
> to work with... normally using something like the 1x1 brick with 4 side studs
> turned sideways gives you the offset.
>
> Hm... what about a thinwall turned sideways with the end protruding? you'd • need
> to come up with a pocket to put the thinwall into which might cut into truck
> strength but it is the right thickness and would actually look pretty good if
> in a contrasting color.
>
> OK, now I gotta ask, what's the prototype for this truck? I am drawing a blank
> on airtanks as parts of truck frame hardware...
>
> ++Lar
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| If you are going to try the 1x6 technic plate you cloud try using a 2L axle and two 1/2 width bushings to hold the airtank in place. Just a thought, Chris (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Just rambling here in hopes of spurring some other ideas. Do you want the tank held down at the first stud level or just prevented from coming loose? If the latter, perhaps something with a stud reversed? If the former, barring using things (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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