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Frustration - Penybontshed - 01-11-2016
its annoying when designing a new layout to realise you need to make a custom piece of track with two ends the same (ie female female)
Anyone successfully done this??
Thanks
RE: Frustration - Super - 01-11-2016
Tomy does make male to male and female to female adapter tracks. Here are some in you area I think... http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRACKMASTER-TOMY-THOMAS-ENGINES-BLUE-TRACK-1-6-TRACK-ADAPTERS-NEW-UNBOXED-/400920218886?hash=item5d58b50d06:g:RJAAAMXQg4pR6S~x They make the 1/6th ones like these and also a 1/4 length. I know I has seen some YouTube videos of custom made ones. Here is one that has been posted here by someone before...
RE: Frustration - chrisjo - 01-11-2016
(01-11-2016, 03:39 PM)Super Wrote: Tomy does make male to male and female to female adapter tracks. Here are some in you area I think...I think you'll find it more cost effective to get a bag-full from Hong Kong than fishing about on ebay UK for them. Search for "Plarail R-20" on ebay, mbt-gifts are a very reliable seller, and about the cheapest too.
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RE: Frustration - Penybontshed - 01-11-2016
Thanks both, very helpful. great forum we have here eh?
RE: Frustration - Super - 01-11-2016
Just to make sure, the picture Chrisjo has above is for the 1/4 length adapters which were sold as a Tomy retail set like you see, the link I showed is for the smaller 1/6 length which are much harder to find and I haven't seen sold retail.
RE: Frustration - Penybontshed - 01-12-2016
thanks both, very helpful and I have ordered the larger bag from ebay just in case
RE: Frustration - eilif - 01-20-2016
I've cut a few F/F tracks for myself. It's super easy with a box cutter or razor saw. Plarail track plastic (polyurethane, I assume) is soft and easy to cut. I use curves since I have more than I need.
Making a M/M adaptor is more difficult, but I made a couple of temporary plugs to join two Female ends with a piece of EVA foam cut into a double wedge.
RE: Frustration - ActionChugger - 01-21-2016
Wish Tomy would make full size tracks of F/F and M/M connectors
I hate those small connectors specially when building tall towers. It just looks weird and annoying!
RE: Frustration - Super - 01-21-2016
That would be nice. Don't you and Evan want to get into 3D printing??? Because I have a few ideas and I need someone who has a 3D printer and scanner. How about it AC?
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RE: Frustration - ActionChugger - 01-22-2016
(01-21-2016, 11:47 PM)Super Wrote: That would be nice. Don't you and Evan want to get into 3D printing??? Because I have a few ideas and I need someone who has a 3D printer and scanner. How about it AC?
Sure if you become our financial sponsor