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Subject:	Re: Spoked Train Wheels?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Tue, 1 Feb 2000 10:21:41 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, George Branson writes: > Does anyone have anything I could use for a locomotives train wheels? Those > red spoked wheels I keep seeing on peoples locomotives are nice. Are they > in fact Lego pieces? These spoked wheels (for e.g. used in "Hobby sets" like 390 Cadillac) cause some trouble on points and track crossings. But the look really great, even if they might be a little to big: if you try to build a steam engine with 4 big wheeled axles, it will be very complicated to get it through curves. Torsten Wernecke solved the derailing problem by adding an extra ring outside the wheels (fixed by an fitting rubber O-ring). http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/trains/pi374.jpg http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/fgltc/4te090.jpg http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/fgltc/fgltc4_c.html Other people cut of the outer ring bar to produce their own train wheels, but destroying these old and rare parts is a thing I wouldn't dare.... Michael Schian has done so, you can see it in this picture quite good: http://www.schian.de/assets/images/Gueterlok.jpg Best Regards Ben

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		Re: Spoked Train Wheels?
(...) A few questions about this o-ring technique. Did he put an o-ring around the outer flange on the rim? Where did he get these o-rings? I noticed that they are also red. Did they come this color or did he paint them? I've been using these type (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)

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		Spoked Train Wheels?
Does anyone have anything I could use for a locomotives train wheels? Those red spoked wheels I keep seeing on peoples locomotives are nice. Are they in fact Lego pieces? If your not sure what I'm talking about click on the link below, then on (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)

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