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Re: BBB wheels + availability?
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:45:51 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Teunis Davey wrote:
Would it be good to just have a hole in the middle of the wheel to put a 2*4
modified plate with technic clips?(like the modified plates that hold the wheels
on the Lego soccer buses).Or was it a technic axel for a reason ? Chain drive?

I'm eager for mine to arrive, too!

I think the axle fitting is important.  If you want to add coupling rods between
wheels, you MUST have opposite wheels turning together on an axle, you MUST have
at least two pairs of wheels like this, and you MUST have the connecting rods on
either side 90° (not 180°) apart (called 'quartering').  Anything else will
drift out of line and lock up.

The only thing you can do with separate free wheels is a single rod from one
wheel to a cylinder somewhere on the body of the engine.


Jason R



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(...) Has anyone worked out how to get the push rods to work perfectly ?? On these combo's ,4 4 0 , 4 6 2 , etc ?? I've had a look ,at a real steam train, at a local park. And I found that the push rods are in the same position, on both sides. But (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)

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(...) Many Thanks Ben , My new BBB wheels have arrived !!! These wheels look even better in real life , than on the computer (a old dinosaur with windows 95). I'm very suprized and HAPPY by the quality of these wheels . 100/100.I am looking forward (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)

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