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(...) In fact, these are fairly simple to make yourself. Fellow PNLTC member, Dan Parker, used a model railroading track saw to modify a few sections of track, and he can now make straight track sections of any length. To cut perfectly straight (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) How about an .EXE (exicutable program) type thingy? My computer won't load .pdf files :-( Josh (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Chris, (...) That is a very good solution! It will make the international availability much better. (...) Cool! Will you post your results here on lugnet.trains? If more details are fixed I will ask german train builders to join in there models? (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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<sorry for the delay in dealing with this- i had a long response ready to go on Monday and my broswer crashed> I've given some more thought to the idea book and have come up with a few ideas: Printing costs do seem to be a major hurdle to overcome. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! Are the windows on the sides of the caboose mounted (...) Yup-- 1x2x2 clear thin walls. Classic windows were too small, and train windows were too big. The 1x2x2s are actually a skosh small as well, but I was running out of options:-) (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) I'd like to comment a little on this, I've thought about the logistics... First, model trains have flex track, one rail is usually permenant, while the other slides. Also, they have pure metal rails, now with LEGO track, there is plastic under (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, Can someone mail me the text on the side of the 7760 Diesel Shunter. This is what I could make of it from the brickshelf scan: Gew Lok Br | P52t | G41t _ _ _ = = = Please mail me direct, Jeroen (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Maybe I just might build a ramp system after all????? Adrian BTW I send out photos of my newest suspension bridge before Friday, almost done. ----- Original Message ----- From: <rpowell@SOUNDVET.com> To: <ted@michon.com>; <adr.egli@att.net>; (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
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This is the latest addition to Bricktopia. It is another train station on the far side of town. This one is significantly smaller than the primary transit terminal, but still has some interesting architectural features to it. (URL) usual, on the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Not necessarily. That's the conventional way to do it, yes... but what if there were sliding parts at each tie point? in that case the outer rail would "get longer" so to speak, with no cutting needed. Might be frightfully expensive though. (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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