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| | | Do you like them? I think they are cool, because you can have stations on top of houses, and they move so quiet. They remind me somewhat of a futuristic hover-train. that´s probably why the first monorail was a space one. --Tobias (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Scott Arthur
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| | | | I was working on Sydney (Oz) a few months back, and the Mono-rail there had no driver (or so it appeared). Perhaps this could be a way for TLG to save money if the ever use mono-rail again? (a cynical) Scott A Tobias Möller wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Mark Herzberg
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| | | | (...) They use the same monorails in Miami. They are called People Movers actually. Systems are in service, AFAIK, in Dallas, Miami, and Sydney. They usually are for small inner-city routes (i.e. the Miami route goes all through downtown and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Christopher Masi
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| | | | When the first space monorail came out I was not very impressed, but I said to myself, "If they ever make a town monorail I will get one." LEGO did so I did. I walked in to Toys R Us just to see what was new, and there it was. I bought it with (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | (...) MSRP --Todd (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.admin.database)
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| | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | (...) Hmmm... I got the Futuron one from a neighbor, who didn't like LEGO'S that much. I got it for 80.00? I loved it. I played with that for hours, having it connect my Space Base with my city. for the 6399 Airport Shuttle, I saved for moths to get (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Tobias Möller
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| | | | | | | Scott E. Sanburn wrote: <SNIP> LOL I think I would have said the same thing. I often buy lego and when they ask me if I want it wrapped in paper, I say no. Then they look strange at me, but don´t say anything (I´m 14, so I still can buy lego without (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Dean Husby
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Heh, here in Canada. Myself (28) and my wife (31) go buy lego all the time. We get asked the same questions. "Oh, is this for your ____?" Nope, I say it's for my Wife. GRIN. She has almost every Castle set ever. She has all the Adventurers (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Bret Kramer
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| | | | | | | | | When they say that to me, I always look at them funny ...they generally don't say much after that. -Bret (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Hmm... I think is just improper anyway. It is common courtesy not to say things like that. But I guess that's what you get when you have to buy LEGO. I for one like online shopping (I don't buy them without free shipping most of the time), and (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | | Too old to buy lego (was: Re: Do you like monorails?) —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | (...) I know what you mean. I'm 15.5, but I'm short and look younger for my age, so I don't look so weird. -Shiri FUP to .fun (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | (...) Errr... My (former) best friend had the 6991 when I was in fourth grade, but I wasn't obsessed with LEGO then. When I asked her about it some two years ago, and offered to buy it, she said it belonged to a friend of the family, but she didn't (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | (...) I was lucky to get that 6990. I also have had many bad luck stories with the brick. But, that is being a LEGO addict is all about, huh? (...) It is very difficult to cash in moths, you have to drag the manager into it, and set up trading, etc. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —James Powell
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| | | | | | (...) They are called People Movers actually. Systems are in service, AFAIK, in Dallas, Miami, and Sydney. They usually are for small inner-city routes (i.e. the Miami route goes all through downtown and connects with the subway, which only crosses (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Do you like monorails? —Mark Herzberg
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| | | | (...) is (...) I think I remember the price being something like $159.99 when I bought on at TRU in 1993. (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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