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Re: Thoughts on 1999 Train Sets
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 14 Jan 1999 17:02:41 GMT
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Gary Louie wrote in message <369D13E5.AFCF82B3@EarthLink.Net>...
> "Eric Brok" <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote
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> > Matthew Bates wrote in message ...
> > > Here's my opinion on the new sets (in descending order)
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> > > 1. 4519 Cross track. Very cool. Really the only 99 set that is in the • same
> > > league as the original 1991 train sets. A Must Buy
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> > Too bad it's isn't a sheared crossing, lik the DUPLO one.
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> Sheard crossing? What is a sheared crossing? Is it a non 90 degree
> crossing, like a 45/135 degree ctossing?
Yes, that's what I meant. There should be a crossing to connect
switches/points in a dual cross-over setup.
Eric Brok
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| Eric Brok writes: > (...) I too would like to see a diamond crossing (that's what I call it anyway) but that would require a new style of points/switch. The current one curves one way and then starts curving back the other way, so even if Lego made (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thoughts on 1999 Train Sets
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| "Eric Brok" <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote (...) Sheard crossing? What is a sheared crossing? Is it a non 90 degree crossing, like a 45/135 degree ctossing? I'm confused. Too bad Duplo trains can't run on 12V/4.5V/9V setups. Gary GaryLouie@EarthLink.Net (25 years ago, 13-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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