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Subject:	Re: Super Chief Engine Available from S@H? // Wear + Friction on new wheel sets
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Thu, 7 Dec 2006 17:44:59 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Paul S. D’Urbano wrote:

In lugnet.trains, Jordan Schwarz wrote:

It would not surprise me, however, if this production run is in bley instead of old light grey.

I’m more curious to see if this production run of the locomotive and car sets will use the new “assemble-yourself” wheelsets with separate wheels and axles. The original ATSF production had running issues with their own grey wheelsets due to the weight of the models and what appeared to be a variation in the clearance tolerances used to make those wheelsets. I recall seeing Ben Beneke post and speculate that the new wheelsets may not perform as well because the axle doesn’t go all the way through the wheels, IIRC.

While I don’t have the $250 to try it, I’d be curious to see how a full 5-car 2-locomotive Superchief trainset performs if this really is a new production run.

-Paul D’Urbano

Dear Paul,

thanks for bringing this topic back into discussion. The plastic trains are now out for a while and I wonder if anyone has won experience on long term use (I am talking about several hours or some days) of the new wheel sets especially under 7 or 8-wide MOC trains.

My concerns about the new wheel sets can be red here: old message

I would appreciate to get feedback on this. Thanks in advance!

Leg Godt!

See more pictures of my models at www.brickshelf.com

Message has 2 Replies:

		Re: Super Chief Engine Available from S@H? // Wear + Friction on new wheel sets
(...) I received my two Super Chief sets from LEGO S@H the other day. It must have been some excess inventory they stumbled across, because everything looks like part of the original production run - old wheelsets, and 2002 dates on the boxes. So, (...) (18 years ago, 25-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

		Re: Super Chief Engine Available from S@H? // Wear + Friction on new wheel sets
In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: snip (...) Ben, I ran a test ofthe old wheel set verse the new wheeel set. I built a simple box car and loaded it with eight train weights. It had one truck made of ald wheel sets and one truck made of (...) (18 years ago, 25-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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		Re: Super Chief Engine Available from S@H?
(...) I'm more curious to see if this production run of the locomotive and car sets will use the new "assemble-yourself" wheelsets with separate wheels and axles. The original ATSF production had running issues with their own grey wheelsets due to (...) (18 years ago, 7-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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