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Re: Moonbase and monorail
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Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:13:16 GMT
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David Wegmuller wrote:

Hi,
I've been wondering if a monorail could be integrated within a moonbase
without interfering with the corridors. I've played around with Track
Designer and came up with a nice, modular geometry.
The basic idea is to mount a 90 degree curve on a 48x48 base plate, offset
from the edges by four studs. This leaves a 2 stud wide clearance between
the track and the corridor. Once two modules are connected by their
corridors, an 8 stud long piece of monorail track completes the connection.

I drew this layout: http://www.wegmuller.org/lego/moonbase/moonbase.gif to
show this geometry's possibilities. The red rectangles show were the
corridors connect the modules.

Track configurations include:
- 90 degree curve
- strait line (with or without station)
- switch point, curved or parallel out
- double, parallel tracks (for storage track or to create a big station
between to switch points)
- zig-zag, required in some cases to connect left hand curves to right hand
curves
Note that the ramps require two modules to fit (their 64 studs long).

One thing I'm not sure about is what height should the monorail track be
built at... Official Lego sets used 0, 10 bricks and 20 bricks. 10 bricks
would bring the track just a bit higher than the floor of a moonbase
corridor. This would let us re-use the track supports that came with the
original sets.
The track could also be built a couple of bricks lower than the corridor
floor so that the floor of the trains would be level with the corridors...
A third possibility would be to build the monorail at 20 bricks, so it would
clear most existing buildings. The trackwould be lowered to 10 bricks to go
though a station...

Is this something some of you would be interested in?

Great start. I'm thinking that we should probably keep the track at the
TLC standard of 0/10/20 bricks high. I would recommend that much of the
track sit at 20 bricks to clear modules

I would also like to propose that we design stations and tunnels etc. to
allow monorails which are fully 6 studs wide, and perhaps one brick
taller than standard TLC monorail trains. I have been thinking of making
6-wide monorail trains which is why I propose this. Of course the 6990
train is 6-wide. Hmm, the 6991 train is actually 8-wide.

Frank



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