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Re: My opinion on drivers...
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 4 Nov 2002 20:50:22 GMT
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ARGHHHHH!!!
et tu Brute?
No Lathes!
...returns to lurking....
In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia writes:
> > If (and when, hopefully) Lego makes drivers for steamers, I think they need
> > to meet this criteria:
> >
> > Available in both blind and flanged versions.
> >
> > Available in medium and large versions. Large ones would be about 1 1/2
> > times the height of a minifig. Medium would be just a bit bigger than a
> > minifig.
>
> The one issue that comes to my mind is that if the flanged wheels get too
> big, they'll have a tendency to 'climb' off the rails, especially on the
> outside of curves. As the wheel gets bigger, the flange would also have to
> get bigger, and we're limited in flange size due to the heigh of the rails.
>
> Current train wheels are just under three studs in diameter. I think we
> could get one just under five studs in diameter - that would be almost 50%
> bigger compared to the existing wheels. Of course, we'd need a different
> way to mount them, something like the existing 'trucks' just wouldn't work...
>
> I used some heavily modified 5571 hubs on my Milwaukee Road:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=6399 (thanks, J-2!) - the
> size looked good, but it didn't handle the tracks very well at all. In
> fact, John Neal has a great video of it tipping over trying to negotiate a
> switch track! This was because of the other issue with taller wheels - you
> have to be especially carefull your center of gravity doesn't get too high.
> Because it it does, watch out!
>
> Hmmm... Might be time to get my hands on a small lathe and some raw
> plastic! <grin>
>
> JohnG, GMLTC
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