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Re: Question on Train Wheel Diameter, Minifig Scale
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:31:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Paul S. D'Urbano wrote:
> of building a freight car for transporting the Ferrari Truck, I would think the
> wheel size would look wrong before the track-width would. Of course you could
> model some sort of low profile piggy-back car with smaller diameter wheels but
> then whatever locomotive you designed to pull it would not be able to have
> wheels that look right.
The ferarri truck is six wide, IIRC. So an 8-wide car would look best IMO.
> Alternately you could build a steam locomotive, in which case you can use larger
> non-LEGO-train-specific wheels for the drivers. This leads me to my next
> question: Has anyone ever considered a way to design larger wheels into a
> modern diesel-electric or electric locomotive using some non-train wheels
> aesthetically and then hiding the standard train wheels inside some
> undercarriage detail just to keep it on the tracks? I'm thinking of the tricks
> folks use for steam locomotives.
(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
they are designed to be used on steamers and do have spokes. But the spokes can
be hidden with greebling and details.....
Legoswami
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 | | Re: Question on Train Wheel Diameter, Minifig Scale
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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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| | Re: Question on Train Wheel Diameter, Minifig Scale
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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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