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Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:49:20 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:

Has anybody checked the wheel sets? Lego had some minor problems with the
Legend Metro-Liner and they seem to have major problems with grey (Santa Fe +
coaches) wheel sets now (as I heared from several people till now). These do
not run as smooth as the old wheel blocks did. The extra size and weight of
the new sets might be a problem too, but hey - there are 8-wide clubs that run
their much heavier stuff....

Regards,

Ben

A front end pulled Lego train _can_ be that long (126 cars):
http://www.fgltc.org/fgltc_record.html

Did you do anything to test those wheelsets to see if they were smooth
rolling before using them in the record attempt?



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  Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time
 
(...) At least 95% of these waggons have been new (or like new). All we did, was giving them a short look on the bottom side: if a wheel block is not attached perfectly, then the wagon will run on only 3 wheels and cause higher friction. All waggons (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time
 
(...) Has anybody checked the wheel sets? Lego had some minor problems with the Legend Metro-Liner and they seem to have major problems with grey (Santa Fe + coaches) wheel sets now (as I heared from several people till now). These do not run as (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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