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Re: More new sets for 2003
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lugnet.year.2003
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Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:00:34 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2003, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.year.2003, Mike Walsh writes:
> > 
> > "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
> > news:HA0qKw.HMo@lugnet.com...
> > > In lugnet.year.2003, Brendan Powell Smith writes:
> > > > In lugnet.year.2003, Tobbe Arnesson writes:
> > > > > Bigger photo: http://www.brickset.com/search.aspx?Set=4852-1
> > > > 
> > > > That's not a monorail track that cable car is running across, is it?
> > > 
> > >    It looks like 1x16 track to me.
> > > 
> > >    LFB
> > 
> > I think it is sections of 12v track adjacent to each other.
> > 
> > See this scan from 4555:
> > http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/4000/4555/4555-21.html
> > 
> > I'd bet it essentially the same thing.  The track appears to anchor at the
> > ends as well as on the bridge towers.  In 4555 the small train wheels were
> > put on airplane axels, I'd bet the cable car does the exact same thing.
> > 
> > This looks like a good set to me!
> 
>   That was what I meant.  A double rail (given the wheels
>   used to hold it up) would be necessary.  I'll buy a few,
>   I think.  At least a few.
> 
>   best
> 
>   LFB

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the wheels might be what BL calls
x265, "Wheel 11 x 8 with Center Groove". Maybe they figured out a way to ride
the groove on a rail.

Ray



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  Re: More new sets for 2003
 
(...) That was what I meant. A double rail (given the wheels used to hold it up) would be necessary. I'll buy a few, I think. At least a few. best LFB (24 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.year.2003)

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