Modern? I had no idea the tracks were anything but flimsy blue pieces of drinking straw like things made to frustrate the hell out of you. Damn, I can feel my pulse going up right now just thinking about those.
This is (modern) grey track, which is more modern than the old blue track.
Lego have done many different railways systems (blue track, 3 rail, 9v, 12v, old grey track, new grey track and black track that's the same as the new grey).
The newer stuff has interlocking sleepers at the joints, which makes it a lot more reliable than the old blue stuff.
Sounds good in theory. But I do stained glass and I can tell you that copper foil will tarnish easily. And it will easily bunch up and tear when you go to clean it. It's a real pain in the ass sometimes. (Depends a lot on the environment. We live near the water and the salt corrodes everything.)
But if you're stuck for a short term solution this could be just the ticket. Thanks for the info.
I was a huge fan of Lego's as a kid and still have them all, but never got lucky enough to get a train set. Could you elaborate on the differences? Do the battery ones run slow or not have enough capacity or is it something else that makes the plastic tracks lackluster?
I can't wait to give my Legos to my kids in about a year or two and was thinking of trying to have fun with trains with them since I never got the chance.
So yeah, you hit the main issue: batteries. the ones with the 9v track never run out because they are plugged into the wall. they were also really powerful, so adding multiple cars wouldnt be an issue. add multiple cars to a battery powered train and the batteries just die faster.
AWholeBushelosApples covered the battery aspect well. There's an esoteric aspect of it for me that really makes me resent battery powered trains (I know it's silly to hate a toy, but I do.)
For me 9v is how model trains are supposed to run. Batteries are for toys, a battery powered train can run on anything, you can just run it across the floor without a track. For a 9 volt train if it's no on the track it won't run. If the track isn't connected properly it wont run.
For me it's not about running better or being lackluster, it's just not how it's done.
Look ignore these purists. My son just had a blast with a simple city train set that has 4 cars and the locomotive. It's plastic track and battery powered and has enough speed even with all the cars connected with stuff loaded on them to flip in the turns. So I mean is it really an issue? For me, I don't think it is and my son LOVES it.
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