Jakko
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Having built two sets of those MiniArt T41s, they go together fairly well. You will probably want to make a jig for them, though:
This is just a bit of wood strip with three lengths of balsa glued to it so that there's just enough room for the completed track to sit between them — you want as little room to spare as possible. The second photo shows how I use it: have two "inner" block halves at the end of the track, drop an end connector on both sides, put a small drop of glue onto the one that's not at the very end, and then put an "outer" block half onto it (and press it down firmly). Then add a new "inner" half to the end, two more end connectors, repeat.
If you try to assemble the track the other way up (that is, with the teeth into the air), you'll have two problems. Without a jig, the end connectors will keep falling over and out of the track before you can glue the "inner" halves on; and using a jig without the centre piece of balsa, the "inner" block half is very difficult to get between the end connectors because they overhang it on the inside of the track.
The "WE 210" track (the correct designation is actually WD 212 — WE 210 was the part number for a four-block length of this track) is exactly the same, only the outer block half is different.
This is just a bit of wood strip with three lengths of balsa glued to it so that there's just enough room for the completed track to sit between them — you want as little room to spare as possible. The second photo shows how I use it: have two "inner" block halves at the end of the track, drop an end connector on both sides, put a small drop of glue onto the one that's not at the very end, and then put an "outer" block half onto it (and press it down firmly). Then add a new "inner" half to the end, two more end connectors, repeat.
If you try to assemble the track the other way up (that is, with the teeth into the air), you'll have two problems. Without a jig, the end connectors will keep falling over and out of the track before you can glue the "inner" halves on; and using a jig without the centre piece of balsa, the "inner" block half is very difficult to get between the end connectors because they overhang it on the inside of the track.
The "WE 210" track (the correct designation is actually WD 212 — WE 210 was the part number for a four-block length of this track) is exactly the same, only the outer block half is different.
