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Subject: 
Re: Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 8 Nov 2003 18:59:21 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

Redoing tooling at this point will add a lot of cost, I would expect.

Adding the counterweight means taking out more material of the molds, so that
should be possible although costly indeed... the recessed area for the 1*1 plate
unfortunately is the opposite :(

Hope to see some of these wheels "live" soon so to get a feel for them ;)
--
Jan-Albert van Ree



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  Re: Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
 
(...) The appearance of a counterweight could easily be added by applying a suitably colored decal (or something like electrical tape) to the spokes. As mentioned in this (URL) message>, you can use a marker to touch up the edges if your decal is (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Re: Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
 
(...) My guesses are that this tooling has been under development for some time, certainly well before Ben's analysis was posted... so these ideas were not known at the time of development. Redoing tooling at this point will add a lot of cost, I (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)

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