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Re: motorized switching rails
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:12:28 GMT
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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 17:01:48 GMT, "G. Benedikt Rochow"
<rochogb@eng.auburn.removethis.edu> wrote:
> 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? :)
You could do it by posting semi-unique pieces next to the switch, and
matching pieces on the fascia. The layout might look a bit odd with
minifig heads and what-not stuck all over the track...
Steve
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| (...) And in all these years of discussion about switch powering and modifications nobody ever noticed this before? I'm amazed... (I don't own any 9V trains myself, just 4.5V. Those switches are easy to control, apart from the difficulty of making a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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