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Subject:	Re: Pictures of the SCLTC at the Fullerton Railroad Days
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains.org.scltc
Date:	Thu, 9 May 2002 06:04:08 GMT
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Dave - Funny you should ask =). I remember, when the PNLTC displayed at LEGOLAND last fall, seeing a wonderfully done TGV zooming around the layout. I had been experimenting with bogie articulations and failed miserably, so I asked the designer. The designer was very helpful in explaining how things were done, and in my inspiration I built my rendition of a futuristic high speed train. I reduced the bogie length from 8-studs to six studs, giving it more flexibility around curves, and managed to make the entire train rise only 8 bricks above track level and still fit minifigures inside. I originally intended to have the engines share bogies with the cars, but ran into problems placing the electric motor. So, it's rather funny you should ask, since I've been looking everywhere for pictures of the TGV with the blue stripes you said you would add when we talked at your show. If you want, I can send you the DAT file of the condensed bogie, but it's done pretty much exactly like yours. =) - Thomas Michon Webmaster, SCLTC > > The SCLTC just finished a weekend show at the Fullerton train station in > > Fullerton, Ca. Enjoy! > > > > http://www.scltc.org/pages/galleries/shows/02.05.04fullertonlayout.htm > > Who is the owner of the high speed train in back of this pic? Its the black > and blue one. > http://www.scltc.org/pages/galleries/shows/02.05.04fullertonlayout.htm?80 > > And can the owner tell me if it is articulated and how they did the > articulation. I have built a train modeled after the TGV. My train can be > seen here. > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8898 > > I will be updating soon with some new pics. Becase I have changed the black > sides to blue. > > Dave

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		Re: Pictures of the SCLTC at the Fullerton Railroad Days
Sorry if I dont remember you specificly, cause I tend to talk to alot of people about my train. But its nice to see how well your train turned out. And as you mentioned about the bogie, I started with a 6 long truck. But I wanted to have some detail (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)

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		Re: Pictures of the SCLTC at the Fullerton Railroad Days
(...) and blue one. (URL) can the owner tell me if it is articulated and how they did the articulation. I have built a train modeled after the TGV. My train can be seen here. (URL) will be updating soon with some new pics. Becase I have changed the (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)

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