John D O'Shea
Allelys Rail Trailer Steering Mechanism
Here's the techniques I used to create the steering axles on the Allelys Rail trailer, it's relatively compact, but I don't think it would be very strong in reality. Sometimes you've just got to accept a slightly weaker assembly to get the look and function you're after.
The steering works by using a 1x1 round plate with open stud (www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=85861#T=C) placed into the wheel bearing. All the complicated looking clips and angles are just to get the wheels to line up with the edge of the 8 wide frame and space each axle 1.5 studs apart. A by-product and I guess an accidental feature is the clip assembly allows the wheels to all be individually height adjusted.
Allelys Rail Trailer Steering Mechanism
Here's the techniques I used to create the steering axles on the Allelys Rail trailer, it's relatively compact, but I don't think it would be very strong in reality. Sometimes you've just got to accept a slightly weaker assembly to get the look and function you're after.
The steering works by using a 1x1 round plate with open stud (www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=85861#T=C) placed into the wheel bearing. All the complicated looking clips and angles are just to get the wheels to line up with the edge of the 8 wide frame and space each axle 1.5 studs apart. A by-product and I guess an accidental feature is the clip assembly allows the wheels to all be individually height adjusted.