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Re: Just a few highlights and points...
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Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:23:28 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Brian Davis wrote:
> In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
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> > [a racer-based GBC] could be pretty cool. Maybe I'll
> > have to get some of that track...
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> The advantage of working with Ben. We once had a racecourse set up so that
> the first car through a "canyon" collapsed the wall over the second car. Fun. I
> figure if it only pushes 2-3 balls, it has to make a lap every 2-3 seconds to
> handle the throughput requirements. Crate-dumps into the input would have to be
> spread out over time. Additionally, with the branch points that come in some
> sets, re-directing (or even alternate-trip splitting) of the GBC stream might be
> accomplished.
Wow, great minds think alike... when I saw that post, and another one about a
3vil monorail (sorry I can't find the post anymore) I immediately thought about
GBCs. I mentioned the idea of a GBC monorail to Steve last week, but after
trying several track & car designs I haven't gotten anywhere. The racer track
just might be the ticket. We could either push the balls around on the track or
carry them in hopper cars GBC train style
Well, off to bricklink to investigate further :)
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| (...) The advantage of working with Ben. We once had a racecourse set up so that the first car through a "canyon" collapsed the wall over the second car. Fun. I figure if it only pushes 2-3 balls, it has to make a lap every 2-3 seconds to handle the (...) (19 years ago, 27-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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