 | | 45 Degree Crossing Ready —Derek Raycraft
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| | | Well after much sawing, cutting, grinding and gluing, and most of the with Photoshop. :-) I've got a working 45 degree crossing. (URL) not pretty. As a project in modifying Lego Track its kind of like deciding you'd like to do your own car (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: 45 Degree Crossing Ready —David Koudys
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| | | | | In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote: <snip> (...) *snif!* It's so... Beautiful! Wonderfully done! Dave K (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: 45 Degree Crossing Ready —Derek Raycraft
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| | | | | | (...) I'll take that sarcastically. :-) Reserve comment until you've seen it in person. Derek (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 45 Degree Crossing Ready —David Koudys
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| | | | | | (...) It wasn't sarcastic. I really like it. It's better than what I could do. Dave K (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: 45 Degree Crossing Ready —Jeff Van Winden
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| | | | | (...) Very nice Derek, I go as far as cutting baseplates, track is a completly different issue.... (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: 45 Degree Crossing Ready —Roland Bal
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| | | | | I love the part. I can see it as a nice solution to make a double-crossover. (4 switches with the 45 Degree Crossing in the middle) - That way I won't have to cut expensive switches - its a small solution for a double-crossover. Do you think it will (...) (18 years ago, 27-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: 45 Degree Crossing Ready —Ross Crawford
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| | | | (...) Not bad for a first attempt! I do have one little quibble though - it really needs some guard rail sections opposite each frog. If you look at the LEGO points (switches) you'll see what I mean. Your crossover would probably need 8 such rails. (...) (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: 45 Degree Crossing Ready —Derek Raycraft
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| | | | There are definitely improvements that need to be made. As it is right now this cross over is very hard on train wheels. What you suggest is one of two major improvements that could be made to this cross over. The other is to build up a base that (...) (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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