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Re: Here is one for you Iain
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Date: 
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 22:29:22 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry writes:

How the heck did whoever built that get the track to convexly bend like
that!? That's the area I always had trouble with when I used track in it's
"normal" configuration - doing convex curves. Valleys in hills (concave)
were never a problem.

Looks like heat was used - see here
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=121478

ROSCO



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  Re: Here is one for you Iain
 
Ya, they did something nasty to those rails. I remember making roller coasters with the blue rails, but there was always too much friction with the old train wheels. I should try it again with the new train wheels. Your right though its hard to do (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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"jeff van winden" <jeff.vanwinden@emergis.com> wrote in message news:GrsH36.IKr@lugnet.com... (...) How the heck did whoever built that get the track to convexly bend like that!? That's the area I always had trouble with when I used track in it's (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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