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Re: Track? MOC or New?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 18 Dec 2001 21:48:06 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
> > Tony Priestman wrote:
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> > > I have some ideas about flexible track which I intend to develop, but I
> > > think the current track geometry is too limited to be worth expanding.
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> > I'm not sure LEGO flex track would work very well. Flex track needs to
> > be cut to fit.
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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.
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 the rails, this plastic would have to be soft, but
then it would loose its weight holding ability... Now, I'm sure that there
is SOME way that it could be hardened. Now what about cutting, & still
having the connector ends? My wee little mind is saying "Complicated,
possible, but really complicated" & just think of the COST (producing...)!
Josh
(please don't start yelling, but is it feasable?)
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Track? MOC or New?
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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)
| | | Re: Track? MOC or New?
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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)
| | | Re: Track? MOC or New?
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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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| | Re: Track? MOC or New?
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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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