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You *have* been busy, HoMa! An excellent creation, and wonderfully detailed as well! Very nice:-) I have a question about the drivers-- they appear to be LEGO, although the outer rims appear metal.... Also, no need to follow-up to .build; just (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Hi John, (...) as (...) Thanks! (...) outer (...) That's right. Another AFOL from the german forum asked his metall-working colleagues if it would be possible to make some aluminium rims for the old spoked wheels - and it WAS possible. The engine (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ah, I wondered if that was the handiwork of Ben's friend.... I'm glad to hear that they work! I like this kind of innovation, because I fear that such train specific elements (large drivers, etc) may not be on TLC's short list of parts to (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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HoMa & Ben That's right. Another AFOL from the german forum asked his metall-working colleagues if it would be possible to make some aluminium rims for the old spoked wheels - and it WAS possible. The engine runs brilliant on the tracks. Any (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi all, some people have experienced with these big spoked wheels without rims. (URL) Michael Schian cut of just one of the two flanges of the wheel to get a train wheel. (URL) now Holger used the unmodified wheels plus a metal train wheel (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The guy with the big metal wheel rings for the Thatcher Perkins type wheels has asked me to post his address here (he has never posted to lugnet). You can reach him under this mail: stv@fgan.de His nick ist "Rat" and his real name "Stefan (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hey all I have been in contact with Stefan on the metal rings. You can see them here - (URL) anybody is interested, I will be placing an order shortly for myself and anybody else who is interested. Stefan says there are ~$5 each and "znap" over the (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow! Looks as if LEGO® made these themselves, good job...-Harvey (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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