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  Re: Wheel Car
 
(...) of (...) to (...) Disagree. That's what grey straight track rail is for!!! Or use tiles set on end between studs. I assume you popped the wheelsets out of 9V wheelset assemblies to do what you did so far, right? (...) Depending on vintage, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Wheel Car
 
(...) Ha! The great Larry makes a Misteak...the trucks are mounted to the bolster using a pin!...it just happens to be the weakest part of the whole lot, so it breaks, and the trucks tend to get bashed up a lot (and are relatively easy to move (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Wheel Car
 
(...) cars (...) What mistake is that, James? It's a friction pin... there is no positive engagement mechanism holding the truck to the car, except gravity. IIRC you tried to call me on this so called mistake once before, give it up. I don't make (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Wheel Car
 
(...) Right, I just popped the wheelsets out of the frames. I was referring that modeling two sets of rails in order to stagger the wheelsets would be difficult to model in a six wide car since there has to be four studs between the rails. Now, that (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Wheel Car
 
(...) No, I certainly wasn't!!! :-) I'd go 6 wide flat with racks that were 7 wide to hold the rails one plate off the floor and staggered a half stud. I find that I am OK with things hanging over the edge a bit, many of my models are a bit wider (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)

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