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Re: Permanent outdoor train
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 11 Jul 1999 08:44:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Priestman writes:
> (snip)
> I suggest making a track gauge for the correct Lego width, and making
> your own, using model railway materials. Also bear in mind that if you
> have long runs of track, you will have to add additional power feeds: 9V
> doesn't go very far :-)
> --
> Tony Priestman
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
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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
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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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