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I have it on good information that a third party supplier will soon be sending
out a set of custom drive wheels meeting many of these criteria to a select
group of AFOL train builders for evaluation.
Cheers
Ben Fleskes
In lugnet.trains, Reinhard “Ben” Beneke wrote:
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Hi all!
In the past we have collected some demands we train heads have on driver
wheels. These have been requested several times at TLC so far.
Here comes the wishlist to make up a draft for a new driver wheel:
1.) technic axle center
2.) peg hole for connecting rods
3.) diameter bigger than set 7750 and smaller than set 396
4.) flange design similar to 9V wheels
5.) narrow gaps between two wheels
6.) distance between centers of two neighbour wheels in a “common” dimension
(4 stud / 5 stud / 6 stud?)
7.) running diameter dimension fitting to 9V and 12V wheel diameters
8.) wheel thickness higher than 9V and less than 1 stud (avoid contact
between moving rods and wheel)
9.) counterweight as “click-on” extra part, (if 2 moulds were possible)
10.) shape not 100% after real prototypes but kind of “legoish”.
11.) center stud with Legologo
12.) ((Extra wish -Additionally a wheel without flange (blind driver) should
be available.))
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In lugnet.trains, Ben Fleskes wrote:
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I have it on good information that a third party supplier will soon be
sending out a set of custom drive wheels meeting many of these criteria to a
select group of AFOL train builders for evaluation.
Cheers
Ben Fleskes
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Hmmm,
Any chance that one could coerce you to mention to your good informer that
someone (ahem) would love to find his name (ahem) among said group?
Seriously ... I’d love to have the opportunity to play with a couple of these.
Drive wheels are fun to try and design in a custom fashion, but it would be nice
to have them work the first try for once!
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=28425
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=22292
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8403
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7088
(and I’m finishing up another one - well, within 2 months, I’d say ;)
-s
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