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Subject: 
18 Wide: Woo-hoo (was Re: Answers)
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Sat, 7 Oct 2000 13:18:07 GMT
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gianluca morelli wrote:


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)

Gianluca-

As a 14 wide builder myself, I'm curious about your 18 wide trains.  What
scale are you working at?  What are you using for wheels and track?  My
guess is that you are merely making static display models, but if not, I'd
really be interested to know.  BTW do you hang out with the ITLUG boys?

-John






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  Re: 18 Wide: Woo-hoo (was Re: Answers)
 
(...) he made the ITLUG wagon that was at the GBoWR show, so what do you think? :-) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 18 Wide: Woo-hoo (was Re: Answers)
 
(...) Hi,John, my 18-wides started as double of 8-wides...that means with 16-wide body and sleepers. Because I remembered that in my N gauge trains the sleepers were 16 mm. wide (about .65 inches),I decided to use a small N gauge wagon as (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)

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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. (...) Yes,James,the skirtings are fixed to the trucks. And (...) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)

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