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Re: The Future of Trains
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lugnet.lego
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Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:29:12 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> > Hm.. how much to make metal rails, and then have LEGO-compatible pieces
> > that can
> > snap onto the bottom of the rail?
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> > Scott
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> An AFOL already made some headway on that one, way back in '05..
> http://users.erols.com/kennrice/flextrack.htm
Wow. Now, if LEGO did decide to throw 9V a bone, they could manufacture a
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
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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". (...) (17 years ago, 5-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | Re: The Future of Trains
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| (...) I am sorry to hear the news, but I am not surprised. There are two things Lego can do to help the transition on those of us with a large investment in the 9v system. 1) the most consumable element in the 9v system is the train motor. But in (...) (17 years ago, 7-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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