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Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 21:06:23 GMT
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Will Hess wrote:
> > > If you think it's a hoax you have to explain where the metal wheels on • 4460
> > > came from, those are going to be very hard to fake. And the large spokers • on
> > > 4450 for that matter.
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> > Since the quality isn't very good, it is impossible to say for sure what • they
> > are made of. Maybe the hoaxer has access to metal or plastic molds (maybe • the
> > sand kind, but not permanant ones).
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> Naw. Those are black model team wheel hubs - recently available in Bi-Wing
> Baron (thanks LFB :-) and the Twisted Time Train - with chromed edges. Ben
> Fleskes has an engine using these wheels in grey and I've just negotiated
> the acquisition of enough of these in black to keep me in steamer heaven for
> quite a long time :-)
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> The poor picture quality hides the round cutouts (I think Lar referred to
> wheels of this design as "boxpox" drivers) and the very deep flange.
Lighten that picture up in PSP, and you'll see that IF they are those rims, they
were EXTENSIVELY modified. As in the flange on the smaller diameter was
removed, most of the larger ends' flange was removed, black spokes were machine
for the center (including a stud in the center), and a peg was machined as part
of the spokes (it's NOT a Technic peg, though it could be a technic peg/ball
combo). A TON of work for a fake.
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 | | Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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| (...) 4460 (...) on (...) they (...) the (...) Naw. Those are black model team wheel hubs - recently available in Bi-Wing Baron (thanks LFB :-) and the Twisted Time Train - with chromed edges. Ben Fleskes has an engine using these wheels in grey and (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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