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(...) Who said that? :-) (...) All kidding aside, and even though monorail is an orphaned product, does it make sense for them to have their own group? I dunno, which is why I ask. I can't remember, I may even have asked before about this. The three (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, I did actually start the thread in .town and .space in addition to .trains. To me it makes most sense to discuss monorails in .trains because they have the general characteristics of a train, and are heavily used by train folks (it seems (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Hafner writes: ... (...) ... Here's some pictures of the cover; let me know if it's not clear enough: (URL) train runs fine forwards and backwards. As Mike Walsh remembers, running backwards, it can't push closed a switching (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ya, well... I still have to take photos (more of them) of my basement. I have 580 pieces of straight track. All are used. And, I need more for my station, and for sidings (I have 3 track switches still spare, plus 2 leads for the station that (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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Welcome to the wonderful world of trains! $79 is a very fair price for the set, especially if you need the speed controller. We'll look forward to seeing you and your newly-themed MOCs on lugnet.trains! (BTW, you'll want some more track ASAP. That (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains)
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Eduardo, The basic steps are listed below. Which part would you like more information about? Bob (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Thanks, I did not know that. I usually don't use steps, but I will give that a try. (...) [snip] (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Jeroen, I made a .MOV - 2.3 megs. I had a lot of trouble getting it that small - I have not worked with Quicktime files much - the first try came out at 75 megs!. The 2.3 meg file is posted at (URL) miss the old days of animation - Autodesk (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) "acquired", "loaned", these are just semantics you're playing at. :) (...) Oh, well, in *that* case. <innocent whistling, sounds of a Dremel fade away in the background> Umm, the motor is fine. Just fine. Anyone got some white plastic-like (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The RCX is often used as a very expensive and overengineered way to solve simple problems. Sure... I *could* try that approach. But I'd rather do it mechanically. And $200 (or thereabouts) for a relay would cut very deeply into my Lego budget. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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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