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Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:34:37 GMT
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I’m really looking foward to this. My biggest beef with pretty much every Lego layout I have seen is that they are basically a glorifed roundy roundy train set (ignore the fact that Lego trains are basically a glorifed train set!) There are some exceptions, before anyone gets offended! How are you going to do your uncoupling? Its going to be a important issue if you are doing a lot of switching.

Tim



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  Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
 
(...) Uncoupling is probably my biggest issue. Right now, I'm doing it by hand, which means holding a set of cars apart with one hand and working the speed control with the other. This isn't too much of a problem down in the yard, but it's a stretch (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
 
...who can build a working yard (0r, How I've been spending my nights lately) After years of saying that I'd do it, I've finally started on my home layout. The recent sale of switch points allowed me to purchase enough switches to build what I've (...) (17 years ago, 26-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)  

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