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| Hello, This is really cute (or cool and clever, as John put it). From what I can see it is even more playable than LEGO's original train doors, and very suitable for any modern high speed train. It inspired me to come up with a way to make it still (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| I made my own flangeless wheels: (URL) made a small lathe with a Technic axle, bricks and a 9v motor. Using a razor blade I turned the flanges off. Took about 10 minutes per wheel. Robert (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) This is the prototypical term, at least in US practice, as far as I know. (...) Never heard of any of these used in US practice (...) Yes, real locomotives. I don't know of any non locomotive applications where this was necessary. I googled (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote: <snip> (...) The tool to make BBB wheels without flanges is in the works right now. The toolmaker I use is busy and it will be about three months before I have unflanged wheels for sale. On that note, is there a (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| Nice work! Thanks for sharing. I have been thinking about dividing up the length of the engine; where 1/2 is the cord of the curve and the remaining 2/4's are evenly split on both sides of the pivot points as you have done. Ben has shaved down the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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