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Re: Train part suggestion
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:33:40 GMT
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Hi,
In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote:
> > Dear Lego,
> >
> > While watching my son put his train on the track I thought it would
> > be great if LEGO made a level crossing that aligned the train on the
> > track. When I was young (30 years ago), I had one for my HO scale
> > trains, and I loved it. You could roll a train over the crossing, and
> > all of the wheels would fall into place on the track.
> > In addition to being a a great part to include in a starter train
> > set, it would make any level crossing set that much more desiralbe. I
> > would definately buy one for my son, and one for me (I am a big LEGO
> > train fan too). I think that other LEGO train fans would find a this
> > part useful too.
>
> I think it would be a GREAT part. Note that Rick Clark has devised such a thing
> (and quite a clever design it is, too) from readily available parts:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1004349
> and
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1004350
My son has this problem and the link above look very helpful. 'Readily
available parts'? Are these lego parts (that I see in the picture)? If so,
could you provide part numbers. If not, how do I acquire what's needed?
thanx.
pat
> which takes care of the fans, but doesn't help out the mundanes, which are,
> after all, the target market.
>
> > Another part that I thought would be wonderful and popular is a
> > wheelset that can pick up electricity from the track. A wheelset that
> > allowed a builder to add lights and accessories to a coach without
> > running a wire from the engine would be boon to LEGO train fans
> > everywhere. Additionally, this part would make any LEGO set that
> > contained it _much_ cooler. I've noticed both at the train shows that I
> > have attended with NELUG and at home that kids _love_ things that light
> > up. My son went wild when we installed a LEGO lamp on his green LEGO
> > steam engine.
>
> I think if I had to rank these two, I'd rank this one much higher, although a
> rerailer IS cool. But a power tap is something a LOT of us have wished for, for
> years.
>
> > There are other things that I would love to see, like switch tracks
> > that over a short distance allow trains to switch between parallel
> > tracks or switch tracks that peel off directly into a curve,
>
> These two can both be accomplished with a simple geometry change to get rid of
> the reverse curve, as Ben Fleskes has demonstrated.
>
> > but the
> > level crossing and the wheelset that pick up electricity are ideas that
> > fit more neatly and easily into the current LEGO train system, and have
> > a wider appeal.
> > Thanks for reading this note.
>
> Great suggestions! I've XFUT to dear-lego, since after all, your post starts out
> "Dear LEGO:" (smile)...
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