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In lugnet.trains, Erik Amzallag wrote:
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I had not seen that on brickshelf before. I am asuming the real thing
and the lego version both only go straight, correct?
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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 believe it can turn. But the experimental track was
straight (or with very big radius curves).
For more information about the aerotrain :
http://aernav.free.fr/Aerotrain/M_Aerotrain.html) (French)
http://aernav.free.fr/English_Index.html (English)
There were some different prototypes.
-Erik A
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Making it hover in Lego (as opposed to running on monorail wheels) might be a
challenge!
Tim
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| (...) Mark & Ross Benz of BAYLUG created a working mag-lev train using lego train magnets. It canbe done, it just might get expensive if you use an all-Lego solution. IIRC, they used (URL) on the track and (URL) under the train body. Paul Sinasohn (...) (18 years ago, 22-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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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 (...) (18 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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