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Re: April 1st sometime in the world ... ? (Re: New Trains)
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:19:33 GMT
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Will Hess wrote:
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> > > If you think it's a hoax you have to explain where the metal wheels on • 4460
> > > came from, those are going to be very hard to fake. And the large spokers • on
> > > 4450 for that matter.
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> > Since the quality isn't very good, it is impossible to say for sure what • they
> > are made of. Maybe the hoaxer has access to metal or plastic molds (maybe • the
> > sand kind, but not permanant ones).
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> Naw. Those are black model team wheel hubs - recently available in Bi-Wing
> Baron (thanks LFB :-) and the Twisted Time Train - with chromed edges. Ben
> Fleskes has an engine using these wheels in grey and I've just negotiated
> the acquisition of enough of these in black to keep me in steamer heaven for
> quite a long time :-)
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> The poor picture quality hides the round cutouts (I think Lar referred to
> wheels of this design as "boxpox" drivers) and the very deep flange.
What I see are CLEARLY spoked wheels with a single stud hub.
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Frank Filz
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| (...) 4460 (...) on (...) they (...) the (...) Naw. Those are black model team wheel hubs - recently available in Bi-Wing Baron (thanks LFB :-) and the Twisted Time Train - with chromed edges. Ben Fleskes has an engine using these wheels in grey and (...) (27 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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