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Hey everyone,
Just returned to my pile of Lego bricks after half a year on exchange at the
University of Queensland in Brisbane... Australia is awesome, I reckon!
Anyway, I came across this wonderful train with a name that says it all, the
Tilt Train, connecting Brisbane with Cairns in the far north. One of the world’s
fastest narrow-gauge trains, it tilts in order to obtain maximal passenger
comfort when negotiating the winding tracks at high speeds.
It just had to be built and I wanted the tilting to be just right! Here’s the
result:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=113761
Cool picture, right? It looks like one long curved train. Click on the picture
to go to the Brickshelf folder with many more (and better!) pictures of the
train, the construction and the real Tilt Train. Be sure to check the movies of
the tilting mechanism in action!
The tilting mechanism is extremely simple and quite fragile but it works great!
Using the towball plates 
 and some train weights, the train will
tilt in the curves and return to vertical on the straight tracks thanks to
gravity! The key is to elevate the rotation axis as high as possible and in the
meantime lower the center of gravity. Check these pics to see how it is done:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1073483
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1073484
And, well, you were actually stealing my thunder, Tim
(http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=24092), I waited for the pictures to be
moderated, guess you have to get up early in the LUGNET community!
Oh, the roof, it is built out of need, I simply don’t have enough
 to built train roofs... but the result is
cool! Actually, I’ve often found that the best ideas come to me when I have to
think creatively because I’m out of the right bricks! The roof is actually quite
stable as long as you don’t turn the train upside down in which case the roof
will fall apart :-) (happened a couple of times...)
That’s it for now, I’d really like to hear your comments on this one!
Have fun,
Esben
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hey all. I'm back on Lugnet now. (I was away working out in the
desert/highlands for the past couple of months). Did I miss anything? =:)
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > OK. How about this for a plan ...
> >
> > Meet Saturday morning for shopping in the CBD. Then out to Garden City for
> > Toys R Us.
>
> Ah - the standard Brisbane LEGO shopping tour! Highly recommended.
I second that!
> (Don't forget to ask about the "walk across the bridge to see the Shifty
> Bricks" option!).
8?) And that Toyworld (or was it Toy Kingdom?) on the way back from Garden
City, too!
ROSCO
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> OK. How about this for a plan ...
>
> Meet Saturday morning for shopping in the CBD. Then out to Garden City for
> Toys R Us.
Ah - the standard Brisbane LEGO shopping tour! Highly recommended.
(Don't forget to ask about the "walk across the bridge to see the Shifty
Bricks" option!).
Cheers
Richie
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> Hi Kerry, There is no Myer or Toys'R'Us in Rockhampton.
> but i am quite happy to go anywere there is Lego :-)
OK. How about this for a plan ...
Meet Saturday morning for shopping in the CBD. Then out to Garden City for
Toys R Us. Then at some point in the afternoon, go over to Peter Parson's to
see the latest BUGS train layout. Peter and some of his fellow
lego-loco-lovers will be there (and from your LUGnet page, I gather you are
a kindred spirit). Lunch to be eaten wherever we are at about lunch time.
So, Jason, when and where do you wish to meet in the morning? Your hotel?
Peter, is there any preferred time for coming over to see the train layout?
Or is any time fine?
If there is anyone who would like to link up with us at any point in the
day, let me know roughly when/where or synch up with us by calling my
mobile. Email me if you need my mobile number.
Kerry
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