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Re: a question for those with lots of technic
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:10:07 GMT
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Gaurav Thakur wrote:
> The newer, air-filled tires of the same size
> (8857/8880, 8448, 8457, 8458, etc) seem to look flattened when a lot of
> weight is forced upon them. My guess is that this is probably due to the
> fact that Lego tires are not airtight and therefore the air can escape
> rather easily (and that the air is not pressurized in the first place)
I imagine it would be possible to fill them with the foam stuff that sets to a
solid type substance... I actually don't have a clue what I am talking about
here but I've seen it somewhere before in my life, but have no recollection of
the details.
Jennifer Clark
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 | | Re: a question for those with lots of technic
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| Looking at Dennis Bosman's trucks I'd say it has to be possible, and you should use the tyres he's using: the old solid tyres. The big ones as found in 853 for the truck, and ones like in 8848 for the trailer. Duq "Jennifer Clark" (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: a question for those with lots of technic
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| (...) That's a neat idea; I probably don't have the pieces needed to construct it (it would have to be very large)...it probably is possible, but the main axles would have to be VERY strong and the truck would also probably require a lot of (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic)
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