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Re: Aerotrain/hovertrain in Lego?
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date: 
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:27:28 GMT
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Very Nice!

I had not seen that on brickshelf before.  I am asuming the real thing
and the lego version both only go straight, correct?

-Rob A>


On 9/20/06, Erik Amzallag wrote:
Hi Rob,

I built it for one of our train shows, in Orleans, France, November 2004.
Orleans is the native town of the aerotrain, so I tought we should show one with
LEGO bricks ;).

<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=983534
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/ea-the-smile/FreeLUG/Orleans2004/thumb/pb070182.jpg_thumb.jpg>>

I used monorail base and motor to do it.
I wanted to make a bigger one, with a full brick rail, but I hadn't enough
parts...

I made a Mlcad at this time

<<http://brickerik.free.fr/images/aerotrain.jpg>>

I should have it somewhere, if you want it, I can send it to you.

Erik Amzallag

FreeLUG member




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  Re: Aerotrain/hovertrain in Lego?
 
(...) Mine goes only straight, that's right. As mine is 6 wide, I cannot use the "stop track". So I made a track without the gear rack. Don't forget to turn off the motor when it reach the end to preserv the battery ;) For the real one, hum, I (...) (18 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)

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  Re: Aerotrain/hovertrain in Lego?
 
(...) Hi Rob, I built it for one of our train shows, in Orleans, France, November 2004. Orleans is the native town of the aerotrain, so I tought we should show one with LEGO bricks ;). (URL) I used monorail base and motor to do it. I wanted to make (...) (18 years ago, 20-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)

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