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| (...) Mine goes only straight, that's right. As mine is 6 wide, I cannot use the "stop track". So I made a track without the gear rack. Don't forget to turn off the motor when it reach the end to preserv the battery ;) For the real one, hum, I (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| Very Nice! I had not seen that on brickshelf before. I am asuming the real thing and the lego version both only go straight, correct? -Rob A> (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Hi Rob, I built it for one of our train shows, in Orleans, France, November 2004. Orleans is the native town of the aerotrain, so I tought we should show one with LEGO bricks ;). (URL) I used monorail base and motor to do it. I wanted to make (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| I foud this curious picture: (URL) It is (poorly translated by google) a hovertrain, that runs on a monorail style track, with a jet(?) engine driving it forwards. they referred to it as a "plane without wings". Any ideas on how this could be (...) (20 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Dinner Followup?
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| (...) Hey, I somewhat resemble that remark!! :) (...) Hey, I wish I resembled that remark ;) (...) I wish I could have gone. Didn't get a chance. Sounds like the usual Lego Esprit de Corps. Ben M. (20 years ago, 16-Sep-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) You oughtta hear what we say about people 'out of country'! Make a sailor blush... Dave K (20 years ago, 14-Sep-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Don't worry, Rob. I doubt they really have anything more interesting to talk about than (A) living some place else and (B) the ability to build more than one robot. Personally, I think both these things are good... Steve (20 years ago, 14-Sep-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Oooooohhh boy! Was there ever!! We talked about all those people who think they're part of rtlToronto but never come to dinner so we talked about them behind their backs--especially those pseudo-rtl'ers that live in St. Kitts! We also talked (...) (20 years ago, 14-Sep-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Well, I showed my prototype game board, we made Chris cry...I should have the game board for 22 up on the site soon... Calum (20 years ago, 14-Sep-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | Dinner Followup?
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| So what happened? Anything interesting discussed? -Rob A> (20 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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