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Cascades Mono Coupler Details Now Showing
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Wed, 6 Dec 2000 23:05:04 GMT
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To anyone interested in the details, I have now photographed the spring-loaded,
close-coupled, shared mono-axle, coupler (wheh!) I use in my Amtrak Cascades
model.
The roof line on each adjacent passenger car is 26 studs long. This appears to
max out the articulated throw in the coupler.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2060
The mono coupler is connected to each adjacent passenger car by means of
Technic friction pins. The Cascades train set is now *very* easy to assemble.
Uncoupling of the wagons is pretty easy, too. Just pop off the roof, then push
the coupler out of the Technic friction pin "holes".
It took several iterations of the coupler design to get it "user-friendly", but
I am now very pleased with the ease of use and the durability. I have run this
train set for nearly one hour with no derails nor spontaneous uncouplings.
The coupler connect to each adjacent wagon does take up a fair amount of space,
but that is due mostly to the spring brick. The consequence is that each
passenger wagon only holds 3 minifigures centered at a window. If I moved the
seats to the center of the cars, then I could put in another seat to get 4 figs
into it.
I think this Cascades train set could easily accommodate at least two more
passenger cars. It is a long train (for me) to begin with, but two more cars
would look a little more appropriate. I would add some more cars, but I'm out
of parts necessary to do so. I have no clue what the length limit might be
before it derails going through 180 degree curves or greater. ????
I've posted the details of the monocoupler in case anyone else might like to
try it out. I'd be curious as to the result if anyone tries it out.
The monocoupler really produces a nice uninterupted look to the train set on
long straights. And, the low center of gravity of the cars could make for a
full-throttle train if one makes lower-slung locomotives (unlike the Cascades
locomotives I modeled).
later,
James Mathis
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| Hi James, thanks for sharing your technic to couple your passenger cars together!! The pictures are really good - now i have an idea, how to build and use it. I am a bit busy at the moment, I will work it out later! After X-Mas we have a huge (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| "James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:G565GG.G88@lugnet.com... (...) James, that is a beautiful train. Now some questions. :) What is the Cascade? I've never heard of this train type before! I can't tell, is it very new, or very (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| WOW!!!! As one who put in a good 20-30 unsuccessful hours trying to get the funky-shaped engines, the sweeping colored stripe, and the crazy monocoupler right, I stand in out front, ovating your accomplishments! I moved to Washington state a little (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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