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Sci Fi Fantasy Railroads

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Posted by gregc on Friday, January 3, 2020 7:08 AM

Tinplate Toddler
you won´t need rails at all.

has anyone considered modeling a maglev train, like the one in Japan

greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Friday, January 3, 2020 7:43 AM

gregc

 

 
Tinplate Toddler
you won´t need rails at all.

 

has anyone considered modeling a maglev train, like the one in Japan

 

The simple answer is yes, and it´s been manufactured by a Japanese company called Takara-Tomy. Look here.

Happy times!

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Posted by TractionAction1700 on Friday, January 3, 2020 8:36 AM

Tinplate Toddler

SciFi Fantasy Railroads - something I can do without! I don´t think thta SciFi and railroading mix well - one would think that in the ceturies to come the laws of physics are a thing of the past and you won´t need rails at all.

 

 

Sci-Fi doesn’t need to mean 2000 years in the future! Go google the “Half-Life” series. 

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Posted by Tinplate Toddler on Friday, January 3, 2020 9:22 AM

TractionAction1700
Go google the “Half-Life” series.

No - I am not interested in SciFi at all. Most of it looks rather ridiculous.

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Posted by TractionAction1700 on Friday, January 3, 2020 9:24 AM

The goal wasn’t to convert you, just to suggest a reference. 

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Posted by Overmod on Friday, January 3, 2020 1:17 PM

Tinplate Toddler
 
gregc 
Tinplate Toddler
you won´t need rails at all. 

has anyone considered modeling a maglev train, like the one in Japan

The simple answer is yes, and it´s been manufactured by a Japanese company called Takara-Tomy. Look here.

Ulrich, there is a better simple answer: where does maglev, model railroading, and steam prototype all come together in Germany?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeS_U9qFg7Y

 

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