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(...) Try you local hobby store: (URL) Hornet Hobbies in Toronto (URL) ) Google tells me Modelers Choice in Hamilton carries slot cars (URL) Dundas valley hobbies: (URL) these guys in Burlington: (URL) A> (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space)
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(...) I did forget to mentinon ,though you can see it in the pics on Flickr, that the brushes for the power pickup almost make the monorail run in 1 direction only-just like the slot cars... if the monorail runs the other way, the brushes will get (...) (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Haven't put a start/stop in, and they were out of the plan anyway.... But I'll try copper taping one soon--there's somethign niggling in my mind that if you left the transformer on full in one direction, that the monorail switch would work as (...) (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Woah, that's pretty cool! How does it handle any start/stops that it encounters? I assume that the switch on the motor wasn't actually disengaged, so it it needs to be out to the left or right in order to work? DaveE (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Nice job, I would think you've earned a honorary degree at the Mcveristy with this. It looks (and probably is) about as tasty as the real thing :-) (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) Snipped. (...) This is going to be awesome... good luck with the progress, cant wait to see the final working of this project. GOOOOO Dave! Janey "Red Brick" (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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I would like to thank everyone that came out this weekend to make the OBB Hobby Show display such a success. I think our display looked awesome and was well received by both the crowds and by the organisers of the show. Now that we have table cloths (...) (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) Lol, thanks John, funny part is, I rarely eat a Big Mac... but the day I built this, I ended up finding myself at a McDonalds ordering one. Janey "Red Brick" (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) I saw this at the Hobby Show this past weekend and all I can say is 'scrump-dili-itious!!!' Dave K (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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I won't bother to link pics here 'cause it always takes me at least 3 tries to embedden 'em... Anyway, with much further ado, here's my latest POC-- Externally powered monorail!! Pics at Flickr-- (URL) Vids at YouTube-- (3 URLs) So a few things--the (...) (16 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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