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Re: Track? MOC or New?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:13:06 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> You raise good points. I forgot that Flex Track has two important
> characteristics:
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> - you can cut it to the length you desire
Of course most track can be cut to any length.
> - you can bend it to the shape you desire (within limits)
This really is the most important feature of flex track, there's also a
third feature, at least for the smaller scales
- it comes in longer lengths which allow fewer track joins and thus
higher reliability
> My suggested track design addresses only the second point, not the first.
> And as Ross points out it is liable to be an adult only item, it would never
> withstand toybox storage. Hence limited utility and not likely to have the
> numbers to get produced
An expanding track section would have some capability to adjust length
(in fact, I think some of the new one piece track/roadbed systems have
expandable straight tracks, this would be useful for laying track at
angles other than 90 degrees so could add some valuable flexibility with
a not horribly complex track element.
Frank
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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, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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