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Subject: 
candy and ***** size: was Re: 10219 Maersk Container train set
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Date: 
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:54:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, David Eaton wrote:
In lugnet.trains, Chris Gray wrote:
An 8 wide hopper is big enough that you can put last year's cheap Halloween
candy in it, and let kids carefully grab some from the train. Either let them
get it from the slowly moving train, or stop the train for a few seconds.

You're a braver man than I.

As I think about it, though, that's a totally cool idea! Imagine if you could
get it to be some sort of automated hopper delivery system... Put a trigger on
the side of the train that opens up the hopper as it goes past, and then hook
that up to a mechanism with a LONG horizontal ramp to catch the candy as it gets
dispersed. If done properly, you could probably get it to deliver without
derailing or disturbing the train.

DaveE

That was pretty close to what I thought when I read the post. Extra fun for all!

Tim

PS. Although a real man with no need for compensation would do it in 6w.



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  Re: candy and ***** size: was Re: 10219 Maersk Container train set
 
(...) I'm suddenly reminded of "Name That Tune". Except in LEGO studs: "I can build that train in 6 studs!" "I can build it in 4 studs!" "Ok, build that train!" DaveE (13 years ago, 26-Jan-11, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: candy and ***** size: was Re: 10219 Maersk Container train set
 
(...) We've actually had surprisingly little trouble. We do have a loose rope barrier around the layout, and we always have a group member at the "grabbing" spots. In fact, we usually have to invite the kids to grab candy. Some are fairly picky (...) (13 years ago, 27-Jan-11, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: 10219 Maersk Container train set
 
(...) You're a braver man than I. As I think about it, though, that's a totally cool idea! Imagine if you could get it to be some sort of automated hopper delivery system... Put a trigger on the side of the train that opens up the hopper as it goes (...) (13 years ago, 25-Jan-11, to lugnet.trains)

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