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Re: Dirty little secret (was Re: New Interurban/Trolley model, perfect for those downtown scenes
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 27 Sep 2000 01:02:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> Eric Kingsley wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > I personally think 4 stud spacing is closer (by a hair) to the motor
> > > truck spacing (which is somewhere between 3 and 4, for some strange
> > > reason I never did determine.
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> > Well I personally find this spacing quite frustrateing. So much so
> > that I use 2 motors on the engines that I have designed so far...
That's certainly the best way to do it, but also the most expensive.
> > possibly they found this spacing best for keeping contact on corners
> > and points?
I'm fairly sure there is a valid Technic_al reason for the spacing.
I can't check it at the moment, but contact points with points :-)
and especially the cross tracks would be my prime suspect.
> I always thought the space between the wheels on a motor was 3 studs.
> The problem with a dummy motor is that if the truck has 3 studs between
> the wheels then the bogie plate nub is off center.
Harder to do, but the closer together, the less friction in corners.
SRC
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