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(...) That's obvious - 6 starts with "S" 8?) (...) Likewise yourself! ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Man I love your 8-wides! Are the windows on the sides of the caboose mounted sideways? (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Larry Pieniazek (<GoKLAC.5wo@lugnet.com>) wrote at 02:51:48 (...) Absolutely. My idea borrows heavily from my previous model railway experience. Essentially, you modify a 2x8 plate by adding chairs (I think that's what the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Although Santa's big night out is Christmas Eve, he also does a lot of pre-Christmas traveling as well. Many children to write Santa, informing him of their wants for Christmas, but many choose to visit him at malls to deliver their lists (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I would say the best chance would be the short Straights. (1/2 or 1/3, 1/4) That's the same design just as a straight just shorter. No thought really involved... Dean (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I see that the main issue is the flex track. I am not really looking for larger radius and flex track, because that will probably take more space in a layout..... :) What I can say of a professional point of few is that soft plastics can be turned (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Of course most track can be cut to any length. (...) This really is the most important feature of flex track, there's also a third feature, at least for the smaller scales - it comes in longer lengths which allow fewer track joins and thus (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) You raise good points. I forgot that Flex Track has two important characteristics: - you can cut it to the length you desire - you can bend it to the shape you desire (within limits) My suggested track design addresses only the second point, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think another major consideration here is playability - such track would not, I imagine, take nearly as much of the pounding that the current track pieces seem to get, especially from kids. ROSCO (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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FWIW, a few years back, Aurora managed to produce flexible race car track! The system used a herring-bone type arrangement for the plastic track base with spring-like rails, thereby making it fully flexible... Not sure if any such arrangement could (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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