 | | Re: Permanent outdoor train —Tony Priestman
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| | | In article <FEEoGy.50y@lugnet.com>, Eric Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> writes (...) I also have no experience of outdoor models, but I think the main problem is the plastic, and the rail joints. The plastic will suffer in the sun, and the joints will be (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Permanent outdoor train —Dan Parker
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| | | | (...) from PNLTC's show experience, I can attest that one can operate with loops of 90 feet or more using one set of track leads -- all with no noticeable drop in performance. Does this qualify as a "horse's mouth" answer? :) dan parker, PNLTC (25 years ago, 11-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Permanent outdoor train —Frank Filz
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| | | | Dan Parker wrote in message ... (...) of (...) in (...) Hm, that's interesting, because I had noticed trains slowing down on the other side of my 4'x6' table. But maybe I'm imagining things, or maybe it's not level enough. Was that with a single (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Permanent outdoor train —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | (...) I have to side with Frank on this one... run a 25 car train with 2 2 motor engines and you will see a speed drop on the far side of a 20 foot loop. (see my apt pictures to see the layout I'm talking about, it's not that big). Perhaps PNLTC is (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Permanent outdoor train —Tony Priestman
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| | | | In article <378946E9.C506EA83@v...ager.net>, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> writes (...) Yes. My model railway experience was that multiple feeds work better. And with outdoor (semi)permanent track there are other factors, such as the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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