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Combining RC-Train and Blue Rails
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:30:06 GMT
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Hi All,
The picture below shows my attempt to connect RC-train rails and 1970’s blue
rails. The RC train can easily traverse the gap in the rails when it is going
straight (at least one straight segment on each side of the gap). When it is
going into or coming out of a curve, it sometimes derails.
Using these connections I was able to run the RC Freight Train, with a few old
blue-rail cars, on the following track with out it derailing too often...
My experience so far is that the RC train derails on the blue rails mostly when
they don’t line up perfectly (it’s pretty easy to line them up imperfectly,
since the connections between them are not nearly as rigid as on newer rails).
But when the rails line up well, the train runs well.
If anybody has better ideas for linking blue rails to the RC rails, I’ll be
happy to see them.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Combining RC-Train and Blue Rails
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| (...) Looks pretty good. Have you tried using a jumper plate? I don't know exactly how far apart the blue and bley rails are, but it looks to be almost a half-stud. Could you put a jumper plate on the 2x8s holding the blue rails on, a 1x1 plate on (...) (17 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: Combining RC-Train and Blue Rails
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| (...) I am glad to see that someone has perfected the idea of using the old 12 volt track with the new R/C trains. I asked some of the train expert early on and was told it would not work. I am glad that I held onto the old 12V gray track and some (...) (17 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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