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Re: Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:31:27 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote:
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Most of it looks great, however like Manfred mentions, why no opening for
the 1*1 round plate, and also it seems as if the hole for a driver rod is
actually recessed instead of standing out, which makes it a lot harder to
make a smooth running set of driver rods.
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I think it’s enough so that, with the addition of the width of half the ridge
around a pin, it’ll stand clear. Fitting a round plate on the hub, if it
clears the end of the axle, would just foul the connecting rod anyway.
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True, those two detail ideas are closly connected with eachother. The wheel as
proposed by Reinhard “Ben” Beneke needs the pinhole standing out to be able to
clear the stud of an added 1x1 round plate, while the other wheel by Ben
Fleskes doesn’t cater for the plate, so there is no need for the pinhole to
stand out.
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I was lucky enough to see these fantastic drivers in person last week when Ben
made a visit to the GMLTC “clubhouse”. I don’t know how much design work Ben
(Beneke) put into his design, but after having talked to Ben Fleskes about all
of his work, I know that he addressed many design issues one wouldn’t even have
thought of. I honestly believe that TLC could not have designed better ones,
and further, if they didn’t have a “BBB” (Big Ben Bricks) on them instead of
“LEGO”, you’d think that they were produced by LEGO-- they are that good!
This is a momentous occasion for AFOLs, and I would suggest that everyone
purchase a set of these drivers, thereby encouraging Ben to continue designing
and producing more quality parts that, frankly, TLC is unwilling to do.
JOHN
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Ya ya... my only question is what constitutes a "set". I see myself needing of these in black and dark grey and grey... I've had a chance to actually build more with these since I posted my 1830 model and I'm liking them more and more. I hope (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) True, those two detail ideas are closly connected with eachother. The wheel as proposed by Reinhard "Ben" Beneke needs the pinhole standing out to be able to clear the stud of an added 1x1 round plate, while the other wheel by Ben Fleskes (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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