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Re: strange flat bed cars
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:54:36 GMT
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Larry makes a great point! ("don't let the fact that someone
has already tried to build a model/car keep you from trying")
I was inspired to build mine after standing about 10 feet
from a 9-segment spine car passed at very slow speed, with
2-high container stacks!
But, I'm still not happy with the design. I like the twin-
axle trucks in the middle. (I can't think of a way to use a
single axle without adding springs that I don't have...) I also
need to improve the coupling between car beds and the trucks.
Over a relatively short time, the single part that couples
these two pieces fails from vibration. I can add some more
parts to firm it up, but I haven't done it yet. :-)
So, I'll keep hacking on my designs. (I'm also toying with
a design using the smaller wheels instead of big wheels...)
My advice: Try to build stuff, take pictures as you go, and
make the web page to show us the pictures! :-)
-Z- http://www.baylug.org
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