@Johnbeere posted:Are you planning to design a Lego O gauge locomotive? Seems like an interesting challenge - I can help if you need it.
I may take you up on that offer. Right now I'm trying to conceptualize a power train for a steam locomotive. Since I will only have a 3 wide base, I don't room to but a beveled gear sideways between the frame pieces. I am thinking there are two possible avenues, depending on how much can be hidden.
One path would be to have a motor drive a worm shaft with a gear transfer to one driving axle. Power to other wheels would transfer either through rods or intermediate gears.
A second option is to use a bevel gear right off the motor also with the motor shaft perpendicular to the axles. That power could be transferred through the a larger diameter gear and smaller gear on the same shaft.
I am battling in my head between how to build the drive train, and what type of model to build around it.
Also, while I am familiar with Lego, technic building and lego motors are somewhat new territory for me. I feel somewhat ignorant of what the possibilities and practical examples really are. It's a fun and daunting mental exercise.
