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| (...) Amen, Bruder! You and I are so in our thinking, Ben; as if only 1 stud apart;-D JOHN (19 years ago, 5-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) (SNIP) (...) Hi Steve I even would guess that a special sleeper plate with flat bottom (to float on studs beneath), with 242 studs on top and a kind of retaining clips to fix the metal rail would be an option for any "third-party producer". (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) sleeper like Ken's modified 2x8 plate, bundle it with the 3rd party connectors and rail stock, and voila - hobbyist track kits! All things considered, this won't happen, for a lot of reasons. But an AFOL can dream... Steve (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Doesn't look like it would work out as nicely. The connectors have two metal tabs on the bottom that appear to line up nicely with the studs that were cut off the 2x8 plate. Switch to a 1x8 plate and you'd have to cut away part of the base and (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| Chris brings home a good point. 9V is what it is, probably because of the powered rails. No other LEGO Train system has that. However, I do beleive that one day very soon (if not already) battery technology will allow more power than can be safely (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) 1x8s instead of 2x8s, and spaced every other-- more prototypical that way. In any event, well done, Kenn! JOHN (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) [...] (...) Well, I guess at least we now don't have to worry about if or when the 9v line will be discontinued. Like some of you, I am upset. I am upset that LEGO marketed the 9v line so poorly, but I also suspect that in the current (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) An AFOL already made some headway on that one, way back in '05.. (URL) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
| | | | | What would YOU like to see from TECHNIC?
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| Hi all, I've got a question for all TECHNIC enthusiasts out there... six questions, really. What types of TECHNIC vehicles would you like to see? I've created six polls on LUGNET, each with 3 or 4 choices for a given price range. Now's a good time (...) (19 years ago, 4-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| (...) Well, simple straights and curves could easily be made with flexible rails and individual ties, but many of the specialized track pieces that seem to be of real interest to the hobby are complex crossovers and points. Those would require (...) (19 years ago, 3-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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