 | | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | Careful, some brands of silver duct tape are conductive. Electrical tape is better. For an all LEGO solution, merely mount the track ends one stud apart. The wheels cross over fine, and if you do it on a straight, you can put a baseplate or large (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie —Steve Martin
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| | | | (...) Wouldn't that throw off the alignment of the rest of the track in other places by being a stud off? Is there a way to get around this? (I'm thinking specifically of situations where the entire layout is mounted on baseplates). Steve Martin (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie —John Gerlach
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| | | | | (...) The track is flexible enough that you can adjust the alignment - and if you're trying to mount everything down to baseplates you're going to have to get creative in the corners anyway... John1, GMLTC (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) One more thing in my "wish" list. Molded roadbed pieces which have some way to fix them to baseplates, preferably adjustable (in which case the edges would have to sit above the studs). If they were'nt adjustable, they could get away with 5 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie —Ahui Herrera
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| | | | | (...) Steve don't forget that you are going to have two section of track that will be separated in this fashion so the two gaps should 'even out' in the end and you should not have this problem you are talking about. At least that is the case in my (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie —James Powell
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| | | | (...) No, because the curves don't mount to the baseplates. James P (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | track curves on baseplates (was: Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie) —Charles Eric McCarthy
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| | | | (...) As long as the track is elevated at least one plate, it's easy to put the curves on the baseplates. Just use some 1-stud plates (1x1 or 1x2) and some tiles in places the studs don't line up. As it pertains to this discussion, if the place (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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