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I'm hoping for the non-checkrail version. It's not a dealbreaker, but on top of the color change from regular 9V (since I'm not ready to stock up on RC, just to add the new stuff to the old and switch the motors), the transition to checkrail track (...) (16 years ago, 17-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
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(...) The latest flexi-track picture (URL) shows check rails inside the running rails. This might be OK for tram tracks through streets, or maybe dockyards, but what about main rail lines? If you are a public exhibitor of LEGO trains, are check (...) (16 years ago, 17-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Nice work! The design of this bridge is amazing and i really just looks awesome! Very nice work here. -Dave ToT-LUG (16 years ago, 16-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wow, that's pretty. Nice job!! JohnG, GMLTC (16 years ago, 15-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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12 straights x 2 I having been tooling away at this technics railway bridge over a few weeks. Technic arch easily holds the weight of twin trains. (URL) (16 years ago, 14-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
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Thanks for digging up that picture! Now we know how it's supposed to be used. I'm betting this is going to rock!!! Myself? I'll probably just go for lots of 2x2 gray tiles under the track. Can't wait for the new track pieces!!! -Stefan- (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
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(...) Here is a further picture, showing 64 flexible track pieces in set 8867. The gaps between the two halves of each track piece are smaller than in the previous picture, and there are fewer studs for attaching ballast: (URL) To ballast it means (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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(...) With a little modding to the internal curves of the parts shown in the picture above, it might be possible to support ballast from underneath the track like this: (URL) Mark (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia wrote: <snip> (...) I've looked at doing different track sections consistently with the old style 9v track (with the metal on top). Putting the metal on top is a very expensive proposition and found the whole scenario (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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(...) I think some people have investigated this in the past for 9V and found that the cost was to great to warrant proceeding. That said, it is probably more feasible for the 'RC Track' since you would not have to deal with the metal rails. (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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