To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.trainsOpen lugnet.trains in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Trains / 23314
23313  |  23315
Subject: 
Reversing Loop without Insulated Tracks
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:34:36 GMT
Viewed: 
1453 times
  
Hello,

this is my first post to Lugnet.

Maybe this is common knowledge in Lego train community, but I have never seen mentioned that points can be used as insulated tracks. Here is an example of reversing loop with standard Lego parts:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=864873

You don’t need to break your tracks for reversing loop project and this loop type takes only one of your straight tracks which are often needed elsewhere.

Video:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=94110

Some other models:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=TilleMuovinen



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Reversing Loop without Insulated Tracks
 
(...) Hey! That's really neat. I never thought of that. Nice work. (...) You don't need to cut track to make insulations, btw. Just a tiny slip of paper between the connectors will keep electricity from flowing. I recommend marking insulating points (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
  Re: Reversing Loop without Insulated Tracks
 
(...) Hi and welcome! (I have to ask, out of curiousity and nothing else, what's up with the transposition on your name vs. posting name though, there has to be a story there.. I noticed it when I approved your posting setup recently) (...) Doesn't (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

25 Messages in This Thread:










Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR