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Re: Interesting Article about LEGO collecting
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:00:36 GMT
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Frank Buiting wrote:
> "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> news:39C26A6D.F445AE8F@umich.edu...
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> > Ben I have a train related question that is more "wheel" related. What is • the
> > difference between the old small black spoked wheels that come out of the • black 2x4
> > brick housing, and those that cannot be removed (5070 Service pack). I • have some
> > of each, and I was wondering what would happen if I tried to force the • (5070 type)
> > wheels out of the housing. Would I break them. The reason I ask, is that • I am
> > building some 396 Thatcher Perkins models from spare parts (it has one • small black
> > spoked wheel in the front of the engine), and I was wondering how to • remove the
> > black spoked wheels from the 2x4 bricks, when they will not come out. • Will I
> > destroy them if I try to force them out?
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> I'm not Ben, but I'll give it a try anyway ;-)
> The main difference is that the old spoked wheel has its' axle attached to
> the wheel (axle revolves with the wheel), while the 5070 wheelset the axle
> is fixed to the 2x4 brick and the 'stud' on the end keeps the wheels
> attached (wheel revolves around axle). So if you try to remove the wheels
> from the 5070 you would have to break the axle and this destroys the
> wheelset (it's nearly impossible to get the wheels back on).
> IIRC the Perkins locomotive has quite some space in the boiler to keep a
> trainwheel hidden. Isn't it possible to put a complete 5070 wheelset with
> the wheel to the front in there and fill the gaps on both sides with 1x1x1
> black bricks? On a finished model this might look similar from the outside I
> guess?
>
> --
> Frank Buiting
>
> Visit the LEGO Lexicon: http://members.chello.nl/~f.buiting/lego/
Frank,
I have about 9 of the wheel pairs from the 5070 packs, as well as 6 of the
individual wheels. I was going to try to take a wheel pair apart, but based on
what you say, I would be ruining the wheels. So I will be doing what you
described (hide the inner wheel on the inside of the Thatcher Perkings boiler).
From the outside, it is nearly impossible to tell which wheel I used on the
Thatcher Perkins model.
Thanks Frank!
Gary Istok
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| "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:39C26A6D.F445AE...ich.edu... (...) the (...) black 2x4 (...) have some (...) (5070 type) (...) I am (...) small black (...) remove the (...) Will I (...) I'm not Ben, but I'll give it a try (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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