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Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:58:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach wrote:
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So I got some wheels from Ben Fleskes, and knew I had to build a version of
the “Hogwart’s Express” from the Harry Potter movies.
There’s only four pictures in the
folder, here is a
preview image:
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(snip the image because I’m on my dial-up connection!)
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FINALY a steam engine with drive rods!
ondrew
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Yea, and all it took was for someone (Thanks, Ben!) to design, mold and sell
their own train wheels!
The technic axle is attached to this piece,
it’s a bit hard to find. I’ve only got a couple in my personal collection,
might be time to hit Bricklink before they become more popular. The piston is
made from a 1x2 thin-wall panel and a 1x1 thin-wall corner, although I think you
could use 1x1 technic bricks, too.
It looks pretty sweet when it’s running, I’m gonna have to throw together a
passenger car (with a motor!) before next weekend. I’ve only been testing it
with “finger power”, but it seems to run pretty smoothly. If I can find the
power adaptor for my camcorder (I *think* it’s packed in the GMLTC trailer) I’ll
shoot a few seconds of video next weekend so people can see the pushrods in
action.
JohnG, GMLTC
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