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Re: Catenary and/or Trolley wire
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:33:05 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> 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.
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> If folks have pointers to pics that would be great. I've tried some searches but
> came up cold.
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
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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 (...) (14 years ago, 11-Oct-10, to lugnet.trains)
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