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Re: Droid Escape Tank Car
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 25 Feb 2001 21:05:40 GMT
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I added some closeups of the trucks
(http://www.robotthoughts.com/article.php?sid=105) to show the difficulty in
attaching them. Any other ideas?
I tried attaching the trucks with single plates instead of the double plates
that I have and they were not very stable rolling on track. The tank car tended
to shimmy a bit back an forth.
Also not evident from the pics are the 2x2 rounds and 2x2 round plates that run
through the middle of the tank to keep the tank part stable and tightly
together.
Rich Thompson
http://www.robotthoughts.com
http://www.tennlug.com
In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> Christopher Tracey wrote:
> >
> > Looks good Rich,
> > I really like the ladders and the top platform. It seems to sit a bit
> > high on the trucks for my personal taste, but there's not much you can
> > do unless you start using 2x2 turntables to attach the trucks to the
> > frame.
> >
> > -chris
>
> Rich, it looks good. I like the way you got the ladders on. So far, I think • that
> this is the most successful tank car from the droid escape set. However, I too
> think that it it to high off the trucks. The greatest feature of the droid
> escape pod is the same feature that causes the biggest problem. It is • perfectly
> round. It looks great, but there is virtually no place to attach anything. • Your
> work around for the ladder is great. The truck attachment is pretty good.
>
> Chris
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> > ps. your page is really slow loading on my 56k connection, any chance
> > you can have thumbnails instead of shrinking down the larger images?
> >
> > Rich Thompson wrote:
> > >
> > > Seeing the Tank Cars at: • http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33734
> > > and http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2136, inspired me to • try
> > > another variation on the Droid Escape Tank Car(TM). It can be viewed at:
> > >
> > > http://www.robotthoughts.com/article.php?sid=105
> > >
> > > LMKWYT...Thanks!
> > >
> > > Rich Thompson
> > > http://www.robotthoughts.com
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| (...) Rich, it looks good. I like the way you got the ladders on. So far, I think that this is the most successful tank car from the droid escape set. However, I too think that it it to high off the trucks. The greatest feature of the droid escape (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)
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