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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?
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> > > It looks like 1x16 track to me.
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> > > LFB
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> > I think it is sections of 12v track adjacent to each other.
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> > 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.
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> > This looks like a good set to me!
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> 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.
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> best
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> 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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| (...) 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 (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.year.2003)
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