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Re: Questions from a trains idiot
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Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:09:33 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Hey Y'all:
Hi!
I only have the 12V Trains, but I'm sure there are many people out there to
correct me where I go wrong or fill in the gaps :-)
> I plan on buying one of the fine train sets currently available from Shop@Home
> and was wondering about a few things. I assume the sets that come with track
> are complete and will run with the given accessories. I gather that rather
> than an old Lionel hook or hitch style coupler, that Lego trains hookup by
> magnets, is this right? From there I get a little more confused...
The train sets come with a speed regulator and will run out of the box.
However I heard a rumour that there are plans to sell the trains WITHOUT speed
regulator so it could be that you need to buy this seperately. Can anyone
confirm this?
> Do I need one each of the Buffers, Magnets, and Couplers as well as the
> Wheelsets accessories for each car I wish to make? I assume this should be
> obvious, but I want to make sure of what I am looking at here...
To hookup your cars you need to have magnet couplers. There are other designs
to connect cars (there was a discussion here about cars sharing a common wheel-
set for example) For cars to run on the track you would also need train stuff
like wheels, but from there on you can use whatever you like.
> Would I want more than one Train Motor on a train and will this overload the
> Speed Regulator?
I think this is no problem. (In my own 12V set I had five trains on the same
track) I guess this will be no different with the new 9V trains.
> What is a Bogieplate?
Some cars have a big footprint, the wheels are able to turn freely from the
car (otherwise the construction is too firm to make the turns). The plate
connecting the wheelset to the carriage is the bogieplate (at least that is
what I gathered from discussions here)
> What does one get from the Lighting Brick and Connection Wire acessories?
You can equip your trains with headlights etc.
> What are the killer train accessories no longer available? What's missing
> here?
The 9V set doesn't include the goodies that the (2nd edition- gray track
instead of blue) 12V sets had:
Remote operated level crossing (set 7866)
Remote operated signal-posts (7860, it was possible to 'isolate' a piece of
track so a train would stop there while other trains keep going.
Remote operated switches (7858 & 7859)
Remote operated decoupler (7862)
It is possible to build some things (switches) with some LEGO technic stuff
for the 9V sets.
> Lastly, which set of the ones currently available is considered the best one?
> I have also seen a few of the 4559 Cargo Railways, so that would also be an
> option for me. Am I wrong to think that this set might be cooler than the
> 4561 Railway Express?
I think this is personal but I prefer the cargo railway. If you're able to
pickup some older passenger trains (7740 or 7745) and put a 9V motor and
replacement rails (9V doesn't connect to 12V rails) you get a nicer LEGO train-
set than the one available now. Then again this is a matter of personal
preference...
Ofcourse you can always create your own (D'Oh! isn't that what LEGO is all
about?)
> Thanks in advance for your help and kind attention to these newbie questions,
You're welcome :-)
Frank
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| (...) Yes. (...) It varies. 3225 comes without track or a regulator. 4565 comes without a regulator but with track. 4559 comes with both. 4561 comes with both. There is a version (europe only, I think) of 4561, numbered 4560, that comes without a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Sets 4565 and 4560 (german only) do not come with a controller. However, if you are willing to trade some lego, I have 6 availabe (all hardly used, I only used them for the VicLUG picnic this summer). I also have curved track availabe to get (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hey Y'all: I plan on buying one of the fine train sets currently available from Shop@Home and was wondering about a few things. I assume the sets that come with track are complete and will run with the given accessories. I gather that rather than an (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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