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Re: New truck design... need help
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:04:32 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.^AvoidSpam^tulane.edu
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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
STEVEBAR wrote:
> 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.
> >
> > 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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| 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 (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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