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Re: A real live working LEGO Shelf railway...
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Date: 
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 20:53:55 GMT
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Eric Kingsley wrote:

> In lugnet.trains, Sonnich Jensen writes:
> > Great peice of work!
> > 
> > I have myself been thinking of such a thing, mostly for storage and display.
> > Currectly my cars are stored away, but tought that this could be way for
> > storing them.
> > I tought of a 2 level layout with 4 points, so trains can drive from level 1
> > to level 2 an visa-versa.
> 
> This would be interesting.  I have already thought of ways to expand this by
> putting a hole (tunnel) through the wall into the next room to connect to a
> shelf in that room.  I doubt that will happen any time soon but its just a
> thought.

Whenever I FINALLY get around to building a house, I plan on running track through
almost every room, with doors on the hole's in the walls - the train will throw a
switch when it gets near a door, opening it.


> I don't plan on any glass around the shelf.  Yes I expect it to get fairly
> dirty and require occasional cleaning but because it is so high up much of the
> dirt won't be visible so it will probably be an "out-of-site out-of-mind" type
> deal.  I would expect I will have to dust or even run a vacuum cleaner around
> the shelf every once in a while.

If you have a canister vac, and hook the hose to the back end, you can blow the
dust off weekly, that should keep it from building up.

HEY!  What about a blower car?  I wonder if you could get a small pump powered off
of the tracks, and direct air with small tubing, so it blows on the track and on
each side.  Self-cleaning ;-)

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  Re: A real live working LEGO Shelf railway...
 
(...) Seems like a stretch to me, but a great idea. Eric - Great nursery layout - If you need a babysitter some time, just let me know... 8-) TTYL SRC (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: A real live working LEGO Shelf railway...
 
(...) This would be interesting. I have already thought of ways to expand this by putting a hole (tunnel) through the wall into the next room to connect to a shelf in that room. I doubt that will happen any time soon but its just a thought. (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)

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