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Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:16:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tim David wrote:
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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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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 (literally) to reach the A/D track sometimes. I’ve been wondering if it
would be possible to build a knuckle or rapido-style coupler out of Lego.
I’ve also been thinking about installing some sort of electromagnet system
between the rails, and making it a hump yard, maybe raising the head of the yard
up a plate or two, but I’m not sure exactly how it would work. The idea also
makes the purist in me cringe.
The other problem I have is the switches on the far end of the layout. My
controllers are near the center of the layout, so throwing the switches to reach
the mainline or caboose track involve getting up and stepping over to reach
them. Hopefully it won’t be as bad once I have things up on tables, but right
now, it’s killing my knees to get up and down.
-Elroy
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 | | Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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| (...) If you really want knuckle couplers for your LEGO trains, you could try these; (URL) They're made by Kadee (famous to all model railroad fans for their couplers). On their (URL) site>, they retail at 4,95$ for a pair. By modifying the shank (...) (17 years ago, 28-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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| The layout looks great (you will be so much happier with it when it's up on a table)! It's really hard to resist the temptation to make a loop, but point-to-point layouts have many more interesting possibilities. I think you'll be having fun with (...) (17 years ago, 28-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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 (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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