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Re: 'Dog Bone' - definition
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
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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  Re: 'Dog Bone' - definition
 
(...) Hey, I just want some one else to go through the work of trying it out... (...) Hand of God. (26 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: 'Dog Bone' - definition
 
(...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains)

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