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Re: Monorails - Connecting multiple setups?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 22 Oct 1998 12:04:00 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Tim Courtney writes:
> > Greetings-
> > I guess this is my informal return to the Lego community :) I have a
> > question. Does anyone know how to connect multiple monorail setups? There • is
> > the two cars, and then the motor, and that's it. I would like to see a • longer
> > monorail.
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> See the site of James Mathis for a three car monorail done in a very clever • way
> with springs and the technic link.
That's really neat! I've seen the site before, but without half the things he
has there now. The station is truly breathtaking!!!!
> Coupling including multiple motors gets much harder since you have to do
> reversing quite carefully. This is an ideal application for an RCX, • controlling
> two reversers in a sequenced fashion to reverse both motors simultaneously.
Being that I'm neither a train enthusiast or an RCX programmer, I don't know
what will become of this. But I am trying to get an internship at the Lego
design facility in Enfield this January through a program with my high school.
:)
> > Is there a way to take the trucks off the bottom and attach them to
> > a different piece, so theoretically someone with a lot of trucks can make a
> > big monorail? I want a long modular canister monorail for Zacktron. Large
> > octagonal canisters (8 studs wide on the floor) can be lifted off of the cars
> > and rearranged inside to hold passengers or cargo.
>
> Good question. Anyone?
Wel, I guess that I realize it has to navigate hills as well, my original idea
should be scratched. Then again, now I want about two more monorails,
straight track galore, and tons of 2x2 white roof pieces and their inverted
counterparts.
-Tim <><
http://trc.osiriscomm.com
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