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Re: my first steam moc - 4-4-4 (wheel expirement)
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 22 Nov 2002 19:11:33 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> > What, exactly, are those wheels? They almost look like black wagon wheels, • but
> > I can't quite make them out. Are they LEGO?
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> I think those are the LGB wheels, as I used them in this engine long long ago:
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> http://www.fgltc.org/bwoabs/misc/pi412.jpg
ack, my secret is out ;-)
i ordered them here:
http://www.playmobil.com/
they have a store. i was able to buy just the wheelsets, for like $5 for 4
wheels. unfortunately, i don't see any there today, you may have to call.
the only problem is, they come with axles attached that i was unable to get to
work with lego (besides they were too wide for lego track). i did some
modifications by cutting off the axles, drilling the hole up to 1/8th inch, and
building an axle out of a 6-long post that i sanded off the lip from. if i
were more handy, and had metric drillbits, i may have been able to get the
wheels to fit on a lego-standard axle. i then fit them on the axle with a cut
piece of lego tubing (see, some lego parts were used ;-) ).
> Maybe I repat myself, but I would love to see similar ones by TLC in red and
> black. The Diameter and flange height are just perfectly fitting into all Lego
> measures. But with some spkes more + a counterweight they would look even
> nicer. (And please don't forget about technik cross-hole in the center and an
> eye for connecting rods.... ;-)
agreed. i'd be all over not having to do this much work just to have nice
looking wheels. obviously, i'm already paying a premium for them (bought a
dremel for it), and i'm definitely not the only one who would go through so
much trouble ...
> Kind Regards,
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> Ben
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| (...) but (...) I think those are the LGB wheels, as I used them in this engine long long ago: (URL) I repat myself, but I would love to see similar ones by TLC in red and black. The Diameter and flange height are just perfectly fitting into all (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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