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Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:21:50 GMT
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I think it's feasible, but not necessarily for 9v track. Personally, I'd be
happy even with RC track in a wider radius, and I think it'd be more feasible
for the same reason Lego switched, it's cheaper to make, easier to design.
Ben I think can give us some more insight (plus his article in the recent
Railbricks), but I think that even if an individual doesn't have the money for
purchasing tooling and raw materials, a well organized club may be able to.
-Stefan-
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| In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia wrote: <snip> (...) I've looked at doing different track sections consistently with the old style 9v track (with the metal on top). Putting the metal on top is a very expensive proposition and found the whole scenario (...) (15 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| We all want new larger radius curves and other things. Also, Big Ben Bricks, BrickArms and others have been able to successfully mold and sell new custom parts. Has anyone ever considered extending this and doing some kind of molding of new track (...) (15 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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