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| (...) I haven't tried it with this set, but I did try a six-wheeled version of the locomotive from 4563. It worked fine, as long as the wheels were one set right after the other. If there is any additional spacing between, one runs into problems as (...) (18 years ago, 25-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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| (...) :-) :-) I guess it's supposed to be an alternative for the well known toy-bear. A toy-Christmas-bunny. :-) About the triple wheels: I haven't tried that yet, I was fully occupied with building, inventoring, making postings in 3 languages etc. (...) (18 years ago, 25-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Ondrew, how did you handle the voltage drop through the bridge rectifier? Did you measure any top-speed dropout? Curious, ---Will (18 years ago, 25-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
| | | | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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| (...) Thanks for the pictures - it looks like a nice set. UK Shop-at-Home lists it as "Coming Soon on 27 Nov 2006", for £50. How well does the triple wheel set on the engine take corners and points? With this picture though, I can't help thinking: (...) (18 years ago, 25-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | Re: Building the Christmas Train 2006: Set 10173 - brief report & pics
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| (...) Snip (...) Oh okay, thanks for the quick reply, I was not aware of that. Janey "Red Brick" (18 years ago, 25-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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