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Re: Moonbase and monorail
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:51:53 GMT
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"Duane Hess" <LEGOZILLA@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote in message
news:H0sLDA.2xF@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> > "David Wegmuller" <david@wegmuller.org> wrote in message
> > news:H0sHMM.Eur@lugnet.com... • <snip>
> >
> > > 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...
> >
> > Ok this rocks. I say the first thing we do is make the decisions • regarding
> > the track height. 10 brick height souns great to me but so do the other
> > ideas. I obviously don't own any monorail (this might change in the • future
> > :-) so I definitely feel I'm not the best one to make this decision. • I'll
> > just put in a vote for the 10 brick height.
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> > Now what do others think?
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> Well, I think that I have no monorail. Everything here sounds fine though.
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> The only thing that I could ask for is that there be a provision for those
> of us who are monorail-less. I'm not against using standard train track,
> even though it's not quite as cool. I haven't seen any MOCs yet, but I'm
> sure that we could build futuristic trains using the standard track.
> Elevation changes would be out, but I'm sure that there are quite a few
> ready made standards that we could snag from the .Trains group.
I have successfully created an elevation change with train track that
worked. There are limitations, but it is easily possible with lots of
hinges and structural support.
--
Markham Carroll
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| (...) I was thinking more along the lines of required train motor/track friction than physical part limitations. I've read some of the discussions in .Trains on the subject, but I know that those Train Guys are intent on pulling as many cars as (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) <snip> (...) Well, I think that I have no monorail. Everything here sounds fine though. The only thing that I could ask for is that there be a provision for those of us who are monorail-less. I'm not against using standard train track, even (...) (24 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.space)
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