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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Coyote on March 12, 2026, 06:51:59 PM

Title: Hat as a baseboard?
Post by: Coyote on March 12, 2026, 06:51:59 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9q59e7vdr7o (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9q59e7vdr7o)
Title: Re: Hat as a baseboard?
Post by: chrism on March 12, 2026, 07:31:23 PM
I guess (hope) that's using something Powerbase strips under the track and lots of magnets to hold the stock down very firmly.
Title: Re: Hat as a baseboard?
Post by: njee20 on March 12, 2026, 08:01:53 PM
It's not actually running on the track, there are no wheels fitted, so it's obviously just on some rotating mechanism.
Title: Re: Hat as a baseboard?
Post by: KevTheBusDriver on March 12, 2026, 09:04:27 PM
Minitrix did make a 'hat' in the 1960s for promotional use, which had a train running around the 'rim'. One of these was on show at TINGS in 2025. There's a similar one in my kitchen that I built last year...
Title: Re: Hat as a baseboard?
Post by: Bealman on March 12, 2026, 09:21:17 PM
Well let's see it then :D
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