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Subject: 
Re: Aerotrain/hovertrain in Lego?
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date: 
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:19:18 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 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 http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2609 on the track and
> > http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/30159 under the train body.
> > 
> > Paul Sinasohn
> > LUGNET #115
> > BAYLUG/BAYLTC
> 
> I've toyed with that solution, but how do you propel a hovertrain in LEGO?
> If it has something that touches the track, that would make it not fully
> hoverable...
> 
> -Rob

If you built a maglev then a Lego propeller (as mentioned elsewhere in the
thread) should be powerful enough to power it, due to the much reduced friction.
Control would be another matter...

Tim
> www.brickmodder.net
> www.lifelites.com



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  Re: Aerotrain/hovertrain in Lego?
 
(...) I've toyed with that solution, but how do you propel a hovertrain in LEGO? If it has something that touches the track, that would make it not fully hoverable... -Rob www.brickmodder.net www.lifelites.com (20 years ago, 22-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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