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- Fri May 23, 2008 7:17 pm
- Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
- Topic: Converting the Monorail from battery Ops to Outlet ops
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Mark, The wire and trolley pickup idea sounds great! It actually sounds very similar to Schuco's pickup system. One advantage monorails have(over electric trains) is that the running gear is hidden, so you can use as many pickups as you need. Here's kind of a hybrid idea: you could use an RC, or inf...
- Thu May 22, 2008 1:33 pm
- Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
- Topic: Sam's Ward Kimball Model
- Replies: 71
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- Thu May 22, 2008 7:54 am
- Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
- Topic: Converting the Monorail from battery Ops to Outlet ops
- Replies: 33
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- Wed May 21, 2008 2:03 pm
- Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
- Topic: Converting the Monorail from battery Ops to Outlet ops
- Replies: 33
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Remember, these are toys. I doubt Disney gave any thought to the scale. Are the monorail accessory playsets built to the same scale as the monorail? No way! They are made to look good for the 3+ age group. The monorail is sized to be handled by kids. If the monorail had caught on as a model-railroa...
- Wed May 21, 2008 1:33 am
- Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
- Topic: Converting the Monorail from battery Ops to Outlet ops
- Replies: 33
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- Tue May 20, 2008 4:49 am
- Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
- Topic: Converting the Monorail from battery Ops to Outlet ops
- Replies: 33
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Interesting about the scale of the battery-op monorails: they should go perfectly with American Flyer trains, and 1/64 die-cast cars, such as Hot Wheels. Has anyone checked the scale of the smaller die-cast static model monorail sets? I have only briefly seen them in person. Also, has anyone convert...
- Tue May 20, 2008 4:27 am
- Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
- Topic: Schuco Monorail question
- Replies: 128
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