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Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 29 May 2003 21:15:49 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Paul Janssen wrote:
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I secretly, and very selfishly, hope that TLC will not re-release momorail.
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All bets are off WRT to the “momorail” ;-), but as far as monorail goes, Brad
Justus was asked point-blankedly what the chances were that TLC would rerelease
the monorail, and his answer was 0%. All parts specs for the motor are lost,
and so any release would have to be completely re-engineered from the ground up.
So, your selfish desire, although no longer secret, is probably pretty
safe:-)
JOHN, AFOFTX;-)
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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| (...) Joining in here, I don't get why it's so hard for Lego to make a new monorail. Can't they just put together a new spur gear system (And give the cars real couplers while they're at it)? Doesn't seem like it'd be that hard. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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| (...) Yeah, momorail is funny :). Anyway, the only thing they need to design is the track wheel. All other parts thy have, a 9V motor, a battery box, and technick gears. They'd have to make 1 part that is a regular technik gear, with attached the (...) (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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| (...) Brad (...) rerelease (...) lost, (...) ground up. Looking at the number of new sets that have come out recently containing customized eletronics and/or motors, I find this to be a pretty lame excuse. Many of these sets are one-of-a-kind. (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Top 10 List involving Monorail
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| (...) Although I've already submitted my entry for your Top 10 (btw thanks for thinking my previous entries were (very) funny), I secretly, and very selfishly, hope that TLC will not re-release momorail. I've spend way too much money on monorail (...) (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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