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> > In lugnet.harrypotter, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > I agree those look like adventurers car wheels on the loco. You know, if
> > > they modified the mold a bit to give deep flanges on one side and not the
> > > other, those might actually work fairly well, and that might be cheaper than
> > > all new tooling. Friction worries me though.
Why should friction be a problem? Those wheels could slip and slide like
any other - it's only if you power them you need a good grip, and then you'd
probably use a standard 9V train motor, which has tyres. It would probably
make a better looking front bogey too.
> In lugnet.trains, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > What about rubber bands of some kind in the grooves? I know they've
> > used Technic rubber bands around wheels before in small Technic
> > sets, this could be a further evolution...
In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> Didn't LEGO® use that arrangement in their Twisted Time Train set? -Harvey
Yes - look at <set:6497>. That uses a special rubber ring on standard
technic 6-hole pulleys. Picks up a lot of dirt though, and it won't work on
9V track! Sorry to repeat myself (e-mail validation lag - can I subscribe
with paypal Todd?), but I reckon a technic-pin version of the old 4.5V
spoked wheels would look about right for what we have here. Although I do
wonder now if they'd be a loose enough fit on the track to get that rear
bogey of 6 wheels round a curve. Didn't the 12V motors have flange-less
wheels in the middle, like Hornby do on their ?-6-? engines, to solve this
problem?
Somehow, I just don't see Lego releasing anything that just runs on rims,
that were designed to take tyres.
Jason J Railton
P.S. The 5972 Olton Hall this is supposed to be modelled on is a 4-6-0
configuration. This engine has that (sort of - all the wheels look the same
size though), but where's the tender? But, I suppose if the price point
gets the kids into trains, we can't complain too much. Better a carriage
than a tender for mass appeal.
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