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In lugnet.trains, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.harrypotter, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.harrypotter, Johannes Koehler writes:
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > I just found this auction on eBay.de:
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1609513871
> > > Take a look at the images. Do they look like fake?
> >
> > Seem reasonable to me. My German ain't the greatest and no time to babelize
> > it (in MSP airport and have to dash for a flight in 5 min) but I am reading
> > that this auction is for the instructions only and it seems to have reached
> > 1000 DM (but from a bidder with 0 feedback... probably fake) already.
>
> Well, now it's closed, and simply says at the top:
>
> Für diesen Artikel werden keine Gebote mehr entgegengenommen.
> Der Verkäufer hat diese Auktion vorzeitig beendet.
> Sollten Sie weitere Fragen haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an den Verkäufer.
>
> (Or, in Englisch:)
>
> "No further bids taken for this item. The seller has ended this
> auction early. If you have further questions, address them to the
> seller."
>
> I went and looked at the bid history, which gives the explanation
> why the seller cancelled all the bids:
>
> 'Erklärung: Meine Katzen haben sich heute Nacht über die Anleitungen
> hergemacht'
>
> (Or...)
>
> "Explanation: My cats pitched into the instructions tonight."
> That may be a bit too literal, any Germans want to help? I'm
> not sure what idiomatic assumptions might be taken with "sich
> ueber hermachen."
>
>
> > 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.
>
> 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...
>
> best
>
> Lindsay
Didn't LEGO® use that arrangement in their Twisted Time Train set? -Harvey
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| (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) Well, now it's closed, and simply says at the top: Für diesen Artikel werden keine Gebote mehr entgegengenommen. Der Verkäufer hat diese Auktion vorzeitig beendet. Sollten Sie weitere Fragen haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an den Verkäufer. (Or, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory)
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