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Catenary and/or Trolley wire
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:12:45 GMT
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Have folks done trolley wire or catenary? I've seem some folks that did some
using the Maerklin parts but I'm not looking for functional, just something that
looks good. I think I have a fairly good design for the poles. trying to decide
if tying knots in string is the way to go to get catenary or whether to build it
out of something like tubing and minifig hands. Which would be sturdy and less
taxing on the eyes (to build it) than string but would look rather overscale.
If folks have pointers to pics that would be great. I've tried some searches but
came up cold.
Thanks
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Catenary and/or Trolley wire
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| (...) Hi Larry, One of our club members made some poles and placed a wire on it just like the 'real' electification. Il looked nice, BUT ... - it takes a whole time to wire up on events. - Take care that the wire doesn't get messed up. - be sure (...) (14 years ago, 11-Oct-10, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Catenary and/or Trolley wire
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| (...) For a more easy string build trolly wire, you could try the "String with End Studs"-part. When I use this part, I turn the end studs a bit to get some tension in the strings. (14 years ago, 11-Oct-10, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Catenary and/or Trolley wire
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| (...) One thing to think about is whether wire would actually add enough to the layout to make it worth all the hassle. I've seen quite a few layouts now with just poles, and they generally look really good. ROSCO (14 years ago, 12-Oct-10, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Catenary and/or Trolley wire
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| (...) Hi Larry! Long time no see! If you’re not committed to being LEGO-pure with the wires, there’s a great model railroad solution. I saw it demonstrated at a train show several years back and logged it into my memory in case I (or you) ever (...) (14 years ago, 12-Oct-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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