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Metal Rails by ME Models

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ME-Models has stopped all online activities, their website is down, no-one is answering emails. Many fans which investeded money on the Kickstarter project never got any products from ME-Models.

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Verschiedene Kurvenradien für LEGO kompatible Eisenbahnschienen von ME Models Railway System

Kickstarter: ME Models Railway System

With a lot of luck I got an R104 track circuit with metal rails from ME Models. These rails were first (and last) used at the Bricking Bavaria 2018 exhibition in Munich.

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Metal Rails by ME Models

Review (May 2011)

After 5 weeks my first order at ME-Models has arrived from the USA. I ordered five boxes "Metal Rails - Gray (Box) [ME900G]" each 19,99 US$. The grand total including shipping was just below 100 Euro which was paid easily by PayPal.

Each box ME900G contains 12 metal rails (16 studs long), 12 darkgrey rail connections and 18 real 2x8 LEGO plates.

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Metal Rails by ME Models

Building instructions are not needed to put the pieces together. To guarantee a better power supply you can add aluminium foil tape underneath each rail connection. This foil tape comes within each box.

I didn't use it during my testing and it was not necessary. The power supply was Ok all over the test loop.

Video „LEGO 9 V Train on ME Metal Rails“

An ICE train with 9 V train motor runs on standard 9 V track and on Metal Rails without a problem – YouTube video

Video „LEGO Power Functions Train and old 4.5 V train on ME Metal Rails“

Old train #182 and Maersk train #10219 on Metal Rails – YouTube video

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The pieces: rails, rail connections and 2x8 plates.

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Comparison of a ME Metal Rail and an old blue LEGO rail (seen from below).

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9 V track by LEGO and Metal Rails by ME Models

Due to the new rail connection from ME both standard 9 V LEGO track and ME Metal Rails are perfectly connected to each other.

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Metal Rails by ME Models

Using old 4.5 V LEGO rails you need some offset tricks, but LEGO trains can run on them without problems.

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The aluminium rails from ME are fixed very tight on the sleepers. While taking them apart you'll need some power and unfortunatelly some marks will remain on the studes on your LEGO plates.

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Metal Rails by ME Models

This close-up shows a 9 V train wheelset on ME Metal Rails. Maybe not ideal as on standard 9 V track but I couldn't see any difference while watching the trains running. The shape of the ME Metal Rails is identical to the shape of old blue/grey LEGO rails.

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Metal Rails by ME Models

Long Curves can be build using Metal Rails by ME without a problem.

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Metal Rails by ME Models

Long curves really require space. But ME Models has allready announced new radii for train rails. I am excited …