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There's been a discussion going on under the '8-wide Hogwarts Express' thread concerning wheel formations and drive/push rods using BBB driver wheels. I'd like to take the liberty of opening this up and starting a new thread requesting all you (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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(...) I think some sort of flexibility is also required in the drive rods themselves. Teunis Davey uses flex rods and he says this works - so this might be worth a try. Geoff (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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(...) Now that is inspired genius! You wouldn't really have to connect the middle wheels to the rods at all though, which may make it easier. The possibility is there for adding skirts to the hundreds of 'Mallards' that are about to appear... I can (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8-wide "Hogwart's Express" using Big Ben wheels
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(...) I bought two sets of drive wheels from Ben. Four red ones for my American 4-4-0, which I just finished (less one black macaroni... grrr), and 6 black wheels for eventually making a 4-6-2. I haven't even started planning my 4-6-2, but I have (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BUGS - Sandgate Show, Photos available
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Layout looks great. The woolworths is cool. I am interested in how you guys have the yellow brick set up so may come along to a meeting soon, I have mine in storage and have never used it. The videos are cool, love the one where the train moves (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.trains)
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