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Kela Akira Kitkowski <> wrote in message news:Fr708q.MKB@lugnet.com... (...) scence!! (...) I pretty much use any excuse possible to add a train (or some other tracked vehicle) to any LEGO model irrespective of how rediculous it might be. They have (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I'd say forget the math and find the guy who did that elaborate pneumatics test with Mindstorms. He'd probably tell you to create a car that housed the RIS and hook the rotation sensor up to a wheel that rested on the track. Then you could keep (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Unfortunatly portions of your plot aren't of a 'family' nature- but the architecture of the house looks good! (...) I would welcome further input.- After all at the moment it looks like I'll have to build something of Haunted House myself. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Thanks, and who said about attaching a train? This is a countryside scence!! Just some Town and Paradisa Sets put on a tabletop and arranged to be abit spread apart. I think my comment on saying i'm using my Model Railroading Skills kinda threw you (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) It sits by the front door. Four pieces. (URL) The 2 orange pieces are from the Mos Espa Pos Race set. They're linked together by a technic half pin and topped with a round black plate. Brian (retreating back to the shadows) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) I...yes, I'm going to tell a story, I used to be into monorails ever since I was a little kid. I got to ride on the one in Seatle when I was eight. I thought it was awesome, so when the Futuron monorail came out, I HAD to have it. It's still (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks guys, glad you like it. As for me, this is the last time I try building on an incline! The rise is 1 plate per stud, and I have a staircase of black 6x12 plates overlapping by 1, with 4 plates in between making the step up. It takes 6 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Urrp, I misspoke. Not quite -- not the way the monorail engine reverses direction. It depends which way you place the engine onto the track -- the gold teeth on the motor on one side or the other of the rail. --Todd (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, the curved monorail tracks aren't actually perfect circle segments, because the stanchion holes in the middle don't fit into an irrational point on the lattice, but they're not so far deformed from a perfect circle as to give a value of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) A 1x1 round plate will fit in a 1/4" diameter hole nicely. This will allow trees and flowers to be placed on the board in various places for a more natural look. Just drill holes where you want to place your items. You could also use peg (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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