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Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:40:55 GMT
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Cool. Make two (they usually work with two for counterbalancing) and make
it operational.
"James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message
news:G00KBM.JHM@lugnet.com...
> This is a very preliminary design study of a funicular (proper name?).
It's not a proper name. It's from the Latin funiculus.
> It is a somewhat parallogram-ish single passenger car for going up a very • steep
> and straight incline (mountain).
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> I'm pretty excited about it, mostly because my wife may get encouraged to • help
> me with this project. We rode a vehicle like this in Switzerland during • our
> honeymoon. The vehicle we rode was pulled and lowered along the steep • track
> via a cable system that rode along guide-pulleys in the center of the • track.
> My wife may help build the small mountain, if we have enough burps and • bricks
> to do it.
> The model is quite blandly red. No interesting features other than the • general
> shape.
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> http://www.ee.nmt.edu/~jmathis/legopicts/funicular/funicular_v1_p1.jpg
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> I post this picture for inspiration.
> I may never get around to building a mountain, designing landscape, and
> construction station stops.
> If anyone desires to follow-up on theis construct concept, PLEASE DO!
> I wouldn't care if I build it or someone else does.
> I just think a mountain landscape and train scene with funicular train • would
> just be very cool.
> I'd love to see it done! Great addition to a club layout, in my very • humble
> opinion.
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> Thanks for reading my ramblings.
> (Hope somebody at least kinda like the idea.)
>
> later,
> James Mathis
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