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A tale of intrigue, a tale of two bogies
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lugnet.space, lugnet.general
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Sun, 8 Feb 2004 01:56:04 GMT
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I recently came up with a really cool idea for a Monorail train, but I didn’t
have any Monorail parts (well, I also didn’t have most of the other parts I
needed, but they should be on the way shortly). I bought a motor, a pair of
sleds, and a pair of bogies on Bricklink, only to discover that one of the
bogies was missing an axle. The seller was, unfortunately, unable to locate
said axle (though she did offer a refund). Looking at the bogie, I couldn’t see
any evidence that the axle was forcibly removed, since the clips that hold it in
appear to be in perfect shape. I also noticed that the edge near the missing
axle had numerous scuffs on it, as if it had been dragging on the track while
being driven without the axle:
Knowing how rare Monorail parts have gotten, I hoped to repair the bogie if
possible, so I asked on the MichLUG list if anyone had a broken one that I could
scrounge an axle from, but noone did. Chris suggested calling Consumer Affairs,
which was going to be my last resort. I figured it couldn’t hurt, so I gave
them a call. Oh yeah, that part on the right? That’s the free replacement that
they sent me! Yes, it seems that they still have a few odd replacement Monorail
parts floating around.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Neat bit of info. While your replacement request was legit, Dave, I do hope that the people reading this post have the integrity not to take advantage of these parts meant as replacements, not freebies. I hope we don't see brand new monorail (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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