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Re: YATTTE - Yet Another Thomas the Tank Engine
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Date: 
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 17:22:24 GMT
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
news:3A177186.AC2409DD@uswest.net...

tonight I built a version of Thomas while watching Twister.  Take a • look,
comments welcome.

http://www.nclug.net/members/mw/trains/engines/engine_003.htm

Nice work, Mike-

I too watched Twister tonite but did no work:-(  I see you have decided to


Geez, did everyone watch Twister last night? :)

Here's what I did while watching:

http://www.oxford.net/~hendryjr/temp/tower/

(4 pictures)

It's the start of a modified HUSS Shot-N-Drop model. Note the extensive use
of 4.5v rails. :)

(The HUSS Shot-N-Drop is a pneumatically driven amusement ride consisting of
a tower, somewhere in the order of 50 m, around which wraps a car with seats
for 24 people. Cables connected to the longstroke pneumatic cylinders wrap
around pullise at the base and top of the tower, allowing controlled
launching/droping of the ride vehicle. This is sort of a cross between that
and Intamin's updated Impulse Coaster (see
http://www.oxford.net/~hendryjr/sue/ for pictures and info).)

    Iain



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  Re: YATTTE - Yet Another Thomas the Tank Engine
 
Nice work, Mike- I too watched Twister tonite but did no work:-( I see you have decided to use the 4.5 volt red plate with buffers on which to base your Thomas. I did the same on mine, and I think it's a mixed blessing. It ends up compressing him (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)

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