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Re: Catenary and/or Trolley wire
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:09:12 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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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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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 decided to do
telephone/catenary wire.
It’s a spool of rubber, polymer, string-type material called “EZ Line.” $9 for
100 feet. Check their web site and the video demo here:
http://www.berkshirejunction.com/scenery.htm
and an additional pic here:
http://www.berkshirejunction.com/images/EZ-Street-sm.JPG
The huge advantage of it is that it is so incredibly elastic that it is nearly
tear-proof, sag-proof, and highly tangle-resistant. It stays taut with hardly
any tension on the support poles, which, with LEGO, is a big consideration.
The stuff comes in several colors, but the woman demo-ing it at the train show
noted that many people buy the charcoal, thinking it will look prototypical, but
it turns out that it is mostly invisible, and that the natural white looks much
better (see the photos on the site).
Okay, I’m ending my infomercial now. I guess you can tell I was impressed by the
product. Good luck with the endeavor.
Rick C.
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| (...) Hi Rick! Right now I'm looking for an all LEGO solution. I already have loads of black string which looks exactly like LEGO string. What I'm struggling with is how to do the attachment to each of the poles in a way that doesn't impinge on a (...) (14 years ago, 12-Oct-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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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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