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Sat, 7 Oct 2000 10:06:42 GMT
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Hi all,
first of all thank you all for what you said about my latest MOCs.
I know I'm answering a little late (excuse me),but I was very busy in
the days following the releasing of my pics.
James Mathis wrote:
> I love the skirting about the wheels on the locomotives.
> It looks like the wheels and the skirting pivot together.
> Is that true?
> If so, the skirting fits flush with the central undercarriage of the
> locomotive.
> Then is there a spring inside attached to the pivot on the wheelsets?
Yes,James,the skirtings are fixed to the trucks.
And there's a third couple of skirtings in the middle,fixed to the
engine.
The trucks themselves are put at a distance of 1 stud from the middle
skirting,that is 2x8 (made with 2 1x8 or 4 2x2 tiles on a 2x6 plate)
The gap between fixed and moveable skirtings is filled by a 2x8 plate
with two 2x3 sopes on it,that is holded (vertically and crosswise) by
the truck.
Anyway,the gap is invisible looking at the engine from its sides.
Christopher Tracey wrote:
> I see a bunch of knobs on the backside of yours, do these control
> movement?
Yes,Chris,there are two cranks on the back: they control the lifting of
the boom (arm?) and of the small hook.
The big hook is fixed to the boom.
There's a plenty of gears (and screw-worm gears) inside the
crane....there was no room enough to let the big hook moveable.
Maybe in 18 wide.....(No,I'm not kiddind,I'm really working on 18 wide
trains)
Ciao
Gianluca
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