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Re: Prepare to cry: 2007 train pics
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:05:13 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Mike Walsh wrote:
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> > "John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:JBD2x0.CGC@lugnet.com...
> > > In lugnet.trains, Timothy P. Smith wrote:
> > > > In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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> > [ ... snipped ... ]
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> > Question for you track modders (Ondrew?): Is there some sort of metal paint
> > or other material which could be applied to the rails of the new cross over
> > so it could be used with 9v?
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> > http://eurobricks.hosting.ipsyn.com/euroforum/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=1298
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> > Mike
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> Maybe the adhesive copper foil used to make stained glass windows?
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> JohnG, GMLTC
This may be a dumb question -- I've never had a close-up look at a piece of R/C
track -- is there something about it that prevents simply using some 9V
straights and curves as "donors" for a metal transplant?
-dave
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| (...) It's not a dumb question, but a good one. The reason is that the 9v track is molded slightly differently to account for the height of the metal, therefore making the final dimensions the same with the older, plastic rails (dimensions to which (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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