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Re: motorized switching rails
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 15 Sep 1999 18:53:37 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> G. Benedikt Rochow wrote:
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> > In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > Another neat trick is that the turnout switches are color coded with
> > > small bricks placed on the stands, and technic beams are used in the
> > > module side fascia to let the tubing out. The beams are color coded to
> > > match the switches so you know which lever throws which turnout.
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> > Isn't that the only way to do it in Lego, anyway? :)
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> No, you could use numbers, if you had number bricks or number tiles (the
> tile supply is limited so I think you're restricted to base 4 (0,1,2,
> and 3) numbering. The 1x1 number bricks are rare nowadays.
Well, you could use those DACTA letter & number tiles. Those are
actually DUPLO I think.
--
Frank Filz
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 | | Re: motorized switching rails
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| (...) Hmm... use little ones by the switch/turnouts and big ones on the back fascia? Those big ones would be visible from a long way off, that's a good thing. (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: motorized switching rails
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| Frank Filz wrote in message <37DFEB31.63DE@minds...ng.com>... (...) Lego had white 1x1 bricks in the 60s with blue printed numbers (0-9). I think there was also a pack with letters. The number pack is 237 - I believe a pack was just sold on eBay. I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: motorized switching rails
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| (...) No, you could use numbers, if you had number bricks or number tiles (the tile supply is limited so I think you're restricted to base 4 (0,1,2, and 3) numbering. The 1x1 number bricks are rare nowadays. -- Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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