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As you may or may not be aware, ME Models has started a KickStarter campaign in order to further the development of not only metal rails for use with 9V systems, but also ABS plastic rails with additional curve radii. ME Models is looking for your (...) (11 years ago, 21-Apr-14, to lugnet.trains) !!
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| | Re: Exploring a new track radius
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(...) We actually looked into that and found that the conductivity wasn't uniform across the entire piece. -Eric (11 years ago, 21-Apr-14, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There are a few inherent issues with "flex track". Tying it into the current system, safety since metal rails can be sharp, Transporting the segments exc. Making just the ties was my initial idea too (apparently for other people as well) but (...) (11 years ago, 20-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: [snip details about alternate radius curved tracks] (...) I'm sure this has been discussed, but would it be better to make individual sleeper plates along with flexible rails that can be attached to the (...) (11 years ago, 20-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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Quite a few of us in the community have wanted a new track radius for a very very long time. When we were in the 9v era the argument against it given was the metal rails would be too expensive. Now that we are in the RC era and the track is plastic (...) (11 years ago, 19-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) DAVE, if you were at Brickfete Montreal, you could have worked on a show this past November! we missed you. so all you got is pictures. See you in July! (11 years ago, 15-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) And it's appreciated! Love the pics! I'm getting 'show withdraw' 'cause I haven't done a show since BrickFete last July so I'm kinda really missing hanging out amongst fantastic builds! Thanks for satiating my need for beautiful displays! Take (...) (11 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) And it's appreciated! Love the pics! I'm getting 'show withdraw' 'cause I haven't done a show since BrickFete last July so I'm kinda really missing hanging out amongst fantastic builds! Thanks for satiating my need for beautiful displays! Take (...) (11 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.az, FTX)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) We filled them about a quarter of the way with concrete. We have been using them for about two years with no problems so far. (11 years ago, 13-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cactus Brick Display at Tucson Toy Train Meet and Show
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(...) AABBA on that Santa Fe... you driving that thing straight up a mountainside? :-) :-) I see you use buckets with posts in them for your rope barrier. What do you have in them? Ours have concrete, and the main problem we have is that with the (...) (11 years ago, 12-Jan-14, to lugnet.trains)
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