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Re: 'Dog Bone' - definition
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:08:18 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
> Hmm, I just had a thought for somewhat better switching operation
> for a home layout... One could probably fairly easily craft a box
> for a Kadee coupler which could be screwed onto the hole used for
> the magnet holder. This would allow trains to be fairly quickly
> converted between Kadee and magnet couplers. Once could sacrifice
> some tiles to glue Kadee uncoupling ramps onto to be attached to
> the LEGO track.
Stop with the good ideas - I already spend too much time tinkering. 8-)
> Of course I don't really mind the thought of HOG uncoupling.
HOG - Hand's On Grabbing???
> I'd love to see a LEGO layout which could
> comfortably keep three operators busy.
You mean like something like this? (Supertrain2001 layout) :-)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=29134
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| (...) Absolutely. My aborted HO layout had an oval of track with a switchback line climbing a mountain (it was developed for a 5'x9.5' space in my apartment, so a dogbone type design just wasn't going to work, but I worked out a pretty nice scheme (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)
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