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Re: The Future of Trains
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lugnet.lego
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Wed, 3 Oct 2007 07:24:13 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Kevin Wilson wrote:
> No large moulds, no multiple geometries, no application of metal strips to
> plastic rails (whoever thought that one up?!?).
As problematic as it is for long term track maintainence, and modifying track,
it's actually a very simple solution to an ugly problem. Have you ever noticed
how regular model railroaders link two sections of track together so power will
be transfered from one section to the other? Little metal clips. Little metal
clips that can get lost very easily, that aren't terribly kid-friendly, and that
would be needed in bucketloads for large layouts (thanks to the short length of
the prefab track sections). While the L-Gauge format is not as durable as solid
metal rails, it's a lot easier to set up and doesn't require anything to bridge
the gaps between the different sections. It's probably the only major
all-in-one rail-powered track design out there.
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| (...) If this were to be done, and the target market was AFOLs, then it would make far more sense to not bother at all with the curved and straight track sections of different sizes, but just produce flextrack. Then you have a single small gang-able (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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