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"Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:Gq1nvs.I13@lugnet.com... (...) last (...) the (...) of (...) The reversing switches work just fine, we have had some problems with using the automated switching feature of the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey, thanks for that review. It's a good contrast with the two other 4561 reviews we have: (URL) by Mark Herzburg and (URL) by Bradley Dale It is always fascinating to see how different folks like and dislike different things. Newbies to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Hey Brad! Why not rerelease an *unpowered* monorail set?
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(...) Count me in. The question, as John said, is what to do in the motor/gearing area. All the rest is no problem. The gear is part of what keeps the motor on the track correctly aligned, I think. (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.trains)
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(...) FALSE. You were LOANED one for a specific purpose. :-) (...) I'm sure he would. In fact I'm certain of it. Did I mention he has a concealed carry permit? :-) (...) Um, I dunno. I don't have any mono resources on the trains page but I guess I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LOL, my cat found Max amusing, & I still havn't found him! Josh (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Eh, Larry, do you have a digital camera I might borrow? I've recently acquired a monorail motor, I thought I might have a go at dissassembly of it. I'm sure my friend who loaned it to me won't mind. ;) (Hey! I thought you all said Monorail (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why? Don't you just need a way to stop the monorail under RCX control? That requires a reliable motorized reverser/stop control track it seems to me... (I have been tinkering but don't have a good design yet, the thing you pivot is very stiff (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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I purchased my first LEGO train last night, the Railway Express 4561. It was definitely an impulse purchase; the trains that I really want (and will get) are the ones in the 2001 catalog, but when I saw the set on the shelves at Toys R Us (Times (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) I usually try to avoid the crashes... I'm thinking about trying to implement a crude block system that keeps two cars from doing this. First, I have to come up with a reliable motorized point! In another post, Mike gave this link with a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Cool. Have you run one on a track that includes reverses, or did the monorails just run loops? I wonder if the additional weight might cause a bit of trouble when the motor suddenly switches directions. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oops... That will teach me to rely on my memory, somehow I thought one of you had re-arranged your cars (I do remember that Mike's was as described when he first showed it to me - perhaps Cary switched to the motor in the center). Oh well, (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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"Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:Gq045z.Fsw@lugnet.com... (...) it (...) Think: (...) monorail (...) have (...) Actually, Cary and I have our four car monorail trains configured differently. Cary's has the motor (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Hafner writes: ... (...) The four car monorails have been run for eight hours straight and multiple days (on one battery) with no visible ill effects at train shows. The monorail surprisingly runs at exactly the same speed up (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set!
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-- John Eric Voltin "Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:Gq0C54.Dtv@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) Is this possible? Not for me... I have 7 or 8 whole circles plus quite a few boxes of additional curved track. This past (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Sounds good Steve, it will make a nice addition to my office (ok, my cube :) jt (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes: <SNIP> (...) Count me for at least one, possibly a few more for the other KC people. Add well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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Great point John, we totally agree. We use the generic term "eye-candy". SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks everyone for publicly responding! As for the legal issues, per my request it is being reviewed by LEGO. Also, today I found out that to get a 18"x24" print done at Kinko's is $18.00ea. so $9.50 for a print seems reasonable. It also seems (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I will definitely look for some discontinued trains. So many of them have such character, it'll be fun to find them. I'll talk to you later. Paul (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have been aware the FAO Schwartz is overpriced -- I did go there anyway, but lucky for me it was closed. Sometimes when I have money burning a hole in my pocket, I have to run to the nearest store and shake my pants leg really well. So I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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