Me models 9v track

[Gareth]

Hello, just curious has anyone yet had the chance to try out the new track in a proper set up?. As I would be interested to see the pictures of it and if there's a video of it being used.

Also how solid is it and would any one recommend it for replacement of the 12volt plastic Gray rails, to combine the two systems. I would do it my self but finance issues and the fact that I am no where near completing my set up yet makes it difficult for me to do so.

Look foreword to your replies thanks Gareth.

[roamingstop]

Did you do a search?

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54087

I did not explicitly try it with 9V track, or do an electrical test, but did take this photo (my Digital Multi-meter died).

Photo does show the colour differences from old grey to modern bley, and brown and 9V / aluminium track. BUT... the price and quality mean that it if you want a colour harmony, it is not too expensive to change totally.

[Gareth]

Thanks roamingstudio, It give's me more of an incentive to get my set up complete.

[fred67]

Reviving a dead thread, but think it's relevant and didn't want to start a completely new one.

I don't get to set out the trains to play with very often, but I do manage to set up a Christmas loop with the holiday train and, for the past few years, the LEGO Christmas sets (Toy Shop, Bakery, and now the Post Office).

I have a substantial investment in 9V, and while I'm OK with PF, don't want to give up on 9V altogether. I was excited about ME Models rails and bought several sets when they were released - only straights, as I was interested in large radius curves and they weren't available at first.

Today was the first day I finally got to try them out with the holiday train... and they work great. The curves are still the LEGO 9V curves, but I replaced 16 straights with 8 ME double size straights (all in brown though, so it's mismatched like roamingstudio's picture).

I did not need the tape it comes with... everything connected just fine, and it seems to work great. Looking forward now to getting a few more and some curves, too. Brown ties look so much better, IMO.

EDIT:

DSCF1281 by FredJH, on Flickr

DSCF1280 by FredJH, on Flickr

Edited December 16, 2011 by fred67

[harry27]

With the current prices of 9v track has anybody had any experience in using thier new track?. I dont like to use anything else than lego but I would consider this as an alternitive.

[JopieK]

They are nice. I mainly use them for e.g. making a steam engine pit.

[CopMike]

With the current prices of 9v track has anybody had any experience in using thier new track?. I dont like to use anything else than lego but I would consider this as an alternitive.

Read all about it in this thread !

[medib]

I dont have any myself. I saw some of it used at the Syracuse show I was at (I think these belonged to Kevin Salm, If I remember

correctly).

They were relatively easy to set up, fully compatible with 9v set-up and no discernable differences between it and stock 9v track.

I think my personal opinion, is that the ME track has a "tinny" sound when the trains ride on them, which could be a good effect

if you are needing track on a bridge like a truss bridge or somthing like that.

Edited January 31, 2012 by medib