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Re: Proposed New Train Components
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:05:27 GMT
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Mike Poindexter wrote:
> Although most people in the train genre of Lego complain, including myself,
> about lack of support and a need for better service packs, we have been
> lucky in the number and kind of train packs already. I would like to see
> more, however.
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> I wholeheartedly agree that DCC would be awesome! If TLC doesn't want to do
> it, allow some other company to make them. A non-magnetic coupler would be
> nice as well, as it would allow for remote decoupling when combined with
> DCC.
Nothing wrong with magnetic - imagine ELECTROmagnetic - then DCC could go really
crazy ;-)
> I also would like to see sets of wheels with electrical pick-ups so that we
> can electrify the train cars. Basically, they would be just like the
> current wheel sets, except that they would have metal wheels like on the
> motors. The tops would be an electrical plate that would supply power from
> the track.
YES, DEFINITELY needed! I'm going to gut a few motors to get the usage I need
on them, I'd MUCH rather buy powered trucks.
> The current track radius is 13.5" on the curve. I would like to see the
> addition of a 16" radius curve and an 18.5" radius curve. This would help
> greatly in layouts, especially larger scale trains (8 studs wide).
ANY wider radius would be great to me. They need at least one wider radius, the
current one is too tight.
> Another great help would be a pack of off size track pieces. You could have
> a pack with two tracks 3 stud segments long, three 2 studs long and one 4
> studs long. That would help match up track in many more complex layout
> combinations.
Yep. Or at least half-length tracks.
> Finally, fix the points to allow right to left track passes and add the
> option for remote controlled points. At the least, cut down on the
> difficulty of switching point positions so that they may be motorized much
> more easily.
Yes, definitely. I'm going to start working on motorizing mine, it sure would
be nice if you could just snap a micromotor on the switch and be done with it.
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| (...) Small and Large wheel sets for more authentic steamers! Ones which don't jam up on points and crossings. wheelsets with a technic axle for hooking up mechanicals or embedding a technic motor to drive the train. (...) Y shaped points, angled (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| Although most people in the train genre of Lego complain, including myself, about lack of support and a need for better service packs, we have been lucky in the number and kind of train packs already. I would like to see more, however. I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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