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Subject:	Re: New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:30:25 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia wrote:

Thanks for digging up that picture! Now we know how it’s supposed to be used. I’m betting this is going to rock!!!

Myself? I’ll probably just go for lots of 2x2 gray tiles under the track.

Can’t wait for the new track pieces!!!

-Stefan-

The latest flexi-track picture http://www.aquazona.cz/smf/download/file.php?id=1729&mode=view shows check rails inside the running rails. This might be OK for tram tracks through streets, or maybe dockyards, but what about main rail lines?

If you are a public exhibitor of LEGO trains, are check rails a disaster, an inconvenience or no problem at all?

Would you remove the check rails for a public layout or for ballasting the track?

Mark

Message has 2 Replies:

		Re: New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
I'm hoping for the non-checkrail version. It's not a dealbreaker, but on top of the color change from regular 9V (since I'm not ready to stock up on RC, just to add the new stuff to the old and switch the motors), the transition to checkrail track (...) (15 years ago, 17-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

		Re: New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
(...) I don't see myself using this in long strips together, so I don't think it'll be much of a problem. Instead, I see myself using one or two in between pieces of straight track to get certain geometries. For public shows, I doubt we'll use this (...) (15 years ago, 18-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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		Re: New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
Thanks for digging up that picture! Now we know how it's supposed to be used. I'm betting this is going to rock!!! Myself? I'll probably just go for lots of 2x2 gray tiles under the track. Can't wait for the new track pieces!!! -Stefan- (15 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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