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Re: Hey Brad! Why not rerelease an *unpowered* monorail set?
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:26:43 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Frank Filz writes:
> > Tim Courtney wrote:
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> > > Why not have the base of the motor part - the gear, the rollers, possibly
> > > the switches, and create a socket for a Technic motor to fit in the
> > > orientation where the axle points downward and clicks into a slot attached
> > > to the gear? Its mounted to the truck (motor base) with studs or pegs.
> > > Somehow power runs from the battery box through the switches on the base and
> > > then to the motor.
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> I don't think racks/teeth on the monorail track will fit with current LEGO
> gears. Those monorail teeth might be too small to make into a plastic gear.
> I'm not sure about the practicality of making a metal(tooth) gear that fits
> onto a technic motor, it sounds awkward.
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> If the molds for the motor parts are gone, that's a fair amount of work to
> create new ones. Those aren't simple parts.
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> > All we can really hope for is for TLC to decide the monorail has enough
> > potential to basically redesign it from scratch (and hope they try and
> > duplicate the current one, but I wouldn't count on it).
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> I'd rather see a new monorail that used more general parts, like a Technic
> motor, and train couplings, etc. Plus, that would be lower-cost for LEGO to
> develop.
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> Steve
Maybe a little over the top or expensive, but a solar powered kit would be
interesting. The monorail could run on a smooth strip that clips to the
sides of the track like a T-shape track. This could be considered a far
more modern and advanced style.
Mel
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