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They are original Tomy risers I believe and they clip/grip blue tracks. They are quite handy in a small space where the current style risers are too wide. Only problem with these is they are not stackable and tracks can not run directly under them.

where do i get more? wht are they called?

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strong! and light weight

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Since they are no longer sold or made any more you can find a lot of used ones in the Auctions in Japan.

done ty very much! it took me forever to figure out how to post pics!

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btw... just for the record.. is there any other product tht i should be aware of?
tht would accomplish the same effect?

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a clip/grip for blue tracks?

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What effect would that be?

trying to post a pic. did this work?

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so i can do this....

I have never seen this style of track riser before. I have been so used to seeing the modern, stackable type that I thought they were always designed like that. Did they ever come in sets at that time, or were they only sold separately?

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Here are a few early sets (I believe there are more) with these risers which may be second generation as I have seen red ones that are almost exact but it doesn't clip on the track simply sits between the sides. Notice that two of the pictured sets also have the wider brick risers we are use to seeing. The is also a picture of like an early elevation expansion set with the second generation slopes (there is one before these) and the risers. I believe I have also seen old new stock of these in manufactures plastic sleeve of ten or so.

done ty very much! it took me forever to figure out how to post pics!

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btw... just for the record.. is there any other product tht i should be aware of?
tht would accomplish the same effect?

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a clip/grip for blue tracks?

I personally don't think there is aside from the far more common stackable risers (relative to the other clipped risers, or course ), but they do their job well. Is it that you plan to move the layout after you have built it without having to worry about things falling apart or is there a different reason you want pieces that actually clip the rails together rather than just support them?

yes there is, actually. i'm trying to attempt a "free-style" rail; as long as possible. no bridges, no supports from the floor. at least on 1 side of course. i'm trying to do this for 2 reasons.
#1) to see wht rules of gravity and physics - as applied to blue tracks- i can break.
#2) this section (of the layout i'm designing) is a "sorta" homage to lady and the magic railroad.

in short: im making a suspended train track.
tht is because the magic railroad is a dream ( in the episode) and there is no known location.
so im putting it in the sky--- so to speak
does this make sense to you and/or others?

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with these "clips"
i can do stuff with blue tracks tht i didn't think were possible.

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of course, to make it "believable"...
it has to have a reference.
hence... the magic railroad

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Anxious to see your finished layout Trevor

If you use twice the length straight rails you can lengthen that floating rail by using the same amount of yellow risers.