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Re: Interesting Article about LEGO collecting
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 19 Sep 2000 22:57:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Buiting writes:
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> "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).
That's nearly right, but I have found a good way to take things apart without
destroying them:
Use an old fork (it might bend a little) and put it with some force behind
the wheel. Do it that way, that the plastic pin is lying in the gab between
two of the forks "needles". Then move the fork in a way to lengthen the plastic
pin. Suddenly it will come free and can be attached later again without any
problem.
> 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?
That's of course the better way to do it. Best is to use the original part,
since you can recognise it from quite far because of its deep spookes. That's
what I do not like on 7750: the big wheels have no real spokes. They look to
flat and are missing this deepth.
Regards,
Ben
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> --
> Frank Buiting
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> Visit the LEGO Lexicon: http://members.chello.nl/~f.buiting/lego/
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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