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Does this sub group include monorails ? If so has anyone thought of making a spiral monorail as table decoration which just goes up and down ? I think it would be a cool idea...if it is possible. Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
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(...) Why shouldn't it be possible? Actually I only know the spirals of Jan, a friend of mine, who built them for 12V track. But they are far to big, to get them on most tables. With an increase of one brick per 16 studs of track, all the 12V (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
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I don't think this would be possible with 9V trains, seems to me the curve radius is too tight to get enough incline on each "loop." -- William A. Swanberg CPT, SC Commander, 229th Signal Company (TACSAT) swanberg@msn.com "Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
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Wow I see what you mean.It looks a bit fragile ! I think a monorail would take up less room and of course they can throw themselves into reverse automatically. (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)

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