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In lugnet.town, Gereon Stein wrote:
> In lugnet.town, Ron Bonne wrote:
> > Actually, for the 3d set I was more thinking along the lines of the monorail
> > system lego sold in the early '90's (like the 6399 Airport Shuttle). Something
> > like this takes up less space than a train layout and is different. I know there
> > are many fans out there who'd love to see the monorail come back in one form or
> > another. As said, with power functions now
> > available it might actually not be too difficult to realize for TLG...
> >
> > Ron
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> The thing is, with the now somewhat more realistically sized cars, trucks,
> planes and so on the scale of the old monorail is even more off-scale than the
> 6wide trains always were. Thus, any kind of monorail would have to be in the
> range of 6wide at least - just as street cars are normally the same size or even
> larger than buses. Unless you want to follow a new (futuristic) approach to
> public transportation, that is.
>
> I totally agree that developing a usable system should not be an issue given the
> capabilities of PF. Tracks wouldn't have to be electrified, so they should be
> just as easy to develop and manufacture as those used with the Racers, Trains
> and even the old monorail system. As more and more kids today probably relate
> more to their local means of public transportation than something abstract like
> a railroad train that many of them hardly or never use, it might even be a
> revenue driver (I've found that that is the language some management folks
> understand best ;) )
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry
I'd agree that kids are less likely to use railways nowadays, but that doesn't
mean they have no interest. The thing I think needs to be stressed is that if
you ask a group of kids to draw a train, they don't draw diesel haulage locos or
electric shuttle services, they draw steam trains. So make them!
Jason R
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| (...) The thing is, with the now somewhat more realistically sized cars, trucks, planes and so on the scale of the old monorail is even more off-scale than the 6wide trains always were. Thus, any kind of monorail would have to be in the range of (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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