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Offline tahra

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Re: EASY display hack for BTTF III train track wheel DeLorean... I got it to roll
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2021, 20:42:40 »
Quote from: Oliver on October 07, 2021, 20:38:05
I presume this is a standard mould they have for the DeLorean - so it would require re-designing the mould, for a handful of people who would want to do this trick.

No idea it would be a handful of people - I am actually out of those  :P  - not a BTTF fan here.. (though I like the movies)

It's just.. lame. There is worse, of course, but...
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Re: EASY display hack for BTTF III train track wheel DeLorean... I got it to roll
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2021, 03:52:08 »
I would hope they would have a master plan when they are designing these sets . Weren’t the movies all released prior to the production of the playmo sets ? Just some proper planning ahead of time would/could have been incorporated into the design

Oh well , still love the car and sets Geobra made
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Re: EASY display hack for BTTF III train track wheel DeLorean... I got it to roll
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2021, 05:37:24 »
Seriously it wouldn't be that hard for Playmobil to create tracks that have double rails (4) and fit both the original Old West Train and the DeLorean.

Anyway, I was just trying to provide a quick and easy trick to display the DeLorean with existing track.
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Re: EASY display hack for BTTF III train track wheel DeLorean... I got it to roll
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2021, 19:20:51 »
The display hack you did certainly looks great and is quite easy

Thanks again for sharing
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Re: EASY display hack for BTTF III train track wheel DeLorean... I got it to roll
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2021, 19:48:37 »
Quote from: AgeOwns on October 07, 2021, 13:23:17
Yes, it was a lucky coincidence that the DeLorean fit. They were ready to either show Doc engineering wider axels or just not show that it didn't fit and leave it to the magic of hollywood. But it legit fit on the tracks!

That's a great piece of trivia. I didn't find that on IMDB. Mind you, I didn't look. :-[
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Re: EASY display hack for BTTF III train track wheel DeLorean... I got it to roll
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2021, 21:02:12 »
Haha, I have watched every piece of DVD extra and documentary and have several books with behind the scenes stories, I don't recall where I learned it :)
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Re: EASY display hack for BTTF III train track wheel DeLorean... I got it to roll
« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2021, 08:54:34 »
The BTTF films are widely regarded as movie Classics, so there is a lot of interesting info. available about the making of them, something I too find very fascinating.

I found this on IMDB trivia for BTTF3:

"The Delorean's wheels are conveniently located for riding on railroad tracks. The car's track width is 62.6", and the front wheels are 6" wide. The standard gauge used on U.S. railroads is 56.5""

Mind you, I don't really understand it...  Does that mean the centre lines of the wheels are 54.6 inches apart? A diagram would help!
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