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Subject: 
Re: My opinion on drivers...
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 4 Nov 2002 01:14:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
> 
> 
> > Agreed, this can be accomplished with the same config as mentioned above.
> > And those pulley wheels just don't scream "highballer" to me.  They're
> > barely bigger than the train wheels (well, the model team ones are w/ tires,
> > but then the valve gear isn't at the edge of the driver).
> 
> I know- and real wheels ranged up to 12' something (yes, only on the
> GWR...IIRC, the biggest were over 14' dia...Even if most were
> ~60-80" tall...in other words, they should be taller than a minifig.

If we could get many new wheels I would wish for one that was very tall, but
if we could only get one, I would NOT want one that was at the tall end of
the range, I would want one that was more typically sized. Typical sizes did
not much exceed 5-6 feet.

Primary red is used by many more countries than just Germany. This month's
TRAINS(tm) relates how the PRC paints all of their steam (present tense,
they have a lot still active) with bright red drivers. So maroon is sharp,
yes but primary red meets a bigger need.



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  Re: My opinion on drivers...
 
(...) I know- and real wheels ranged up to 12' something (yes, only on the GWR...IIRC, the biggest were over 14' dia...Even if most were ~60-80" tall...in other words, they should be taller than a minifig. (...) I can't find an image right now- I'm (...) (24 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)

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