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Re: Dirty little secret (was Re: New Interurban/Trolley model, perfect for those downtown scenes
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Wed, 27 Sep 2000 01:20:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Chapple writes:
> 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.
> > >
> > > 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...
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> That's certainly the best way to do it, but also the most expensive.
Nah, when you've bought so many dupes of train sets for the other parts, train
motors are a dime a dozen. I have had both of my double trucked engines double
motored from practically the start of my collection (not quite - I bought one
each of 4559 and 4565 and then decided to buy a 2nd copy of each, I've only got
one 4565 engine built, plus a MOC using parts from 2 4559s [I think this is the
first set I ever actually bought two of, though 5542 is the first set I bought
two of at the same time - I bought them at about the same time as the 2nd 4559
when I decided it was time to make a better engine and I knew I needed the 5542
for doors]). Another early double buy was the train light brick service pack,
so that I could light both my engines at both ends.
I have something like 15-20 train motors (and I'm sure this is just a pitiful
fraction of what Larry has). Fortunately, I don't have nearly that many
controllers (I should have 6 controllers [2 4459, 2 4561, 2 4563]),
fortunately 4565 and 3225 don't come with controllers. This actually is a
decent number, 3 for train controlling, and 3 for providing wall warts for my 3
RCXs. Of course I'll end up with more when the opportunity arises to get 4561
cheap (I want at least 2 more 4561).
So yes, I think all the engines I build will be double motored if they are
double trucked. They'll probably even be lighted at both ends (I have like 3
fewer lights than train motors, because I have 3 3225s, but then, I've also got
extra lights from other sources, so, in the end, all of my motive power should
have working lights).
Frank
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