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(...) Tim/Lar/John thanks for the info. I suspected the wheels were undersized. Ignoring the track, I'm curious now which ratio is more prototypical: LEGO wheel-diameter to 6-wide locomotive/rolling-stock or LEGO wheel-diameter to 8-wide? I guess (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The ferarri truck is six wide, IIRC. So an 8-wide car would look best IMO. (...) (This point has already been brought up by ROSCO at JLUG, but I'll say it again here.) The small BBB wheels would look good enough for disels/elctrics, although (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think you are thinking of [LEGOSet 1253-1] [LEGOSet 8654] is the set referred to in this post. (...) You forgot to mention your (URL) hidden power bogie design> which is equally as applicable a principle used with BBB wheels as 6 wheel (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) In most of my engines I use wheels that do the functional job, leaving the aesthetics to the facias on the bogies. The Peak is a good example: (URL) Each bogie has 4 wheelsets, the middle 2 being the motor, the inner ones a 9V wheelset and the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) If I recall correctly, it means 'if I recall correctly' Jon (20 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You are correct AFAIK:-D Hey, Tim, check (URL) THIS> out! HTH;-) JOHN (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Eeeps! Missed out opportunity for shameless self-plug! :-o (...) I was wondering about that when I had that discussion with ROSCO. Neither of us could think of such a proto, although I know plenty of electrics have the spoked wheels. Care to (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hmm, perhaps I should take note of your point below! The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the (URL) BR class 74 electro-diesel> (1) which is a bit of a cheat as they are really electrics with a small diesel generator for (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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And of course pretty much all fixed wheelbase shunter/switchers! Tim (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) A few more British non-steam engines that use spoked wheels: GT3 (1961), a 2700hp gas turbine engine designed to look like a 4-6-0 steam engine. (URL) 10100 (1950), the "Fell" locomotive, 4-8-4/2D2, later 4-4-4-4. This loco had 4 engines, 2 in (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote: Thanks you guys! (...) Oh yeah, we (URL) have> those :-) Lots of them :-d Legoswami (20 years ago, 21-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'd like to see a Fell, I have a soft spot for it. Mind you you'd have to design it so it kept going wrong! Tim (20 years ago, 21-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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