Divitis Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 Hello everyone! Here's my version of a suspended monorail train, hope you'll enjoy it I'm introducing it here because this forum has been quite helpful to me while building this, especially for the doors design. To see more of it please head to this page: http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/423851 You can see hi-res pictures and a short video here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23071566@N02/sets/72157663217856521 Cheers! Quote
Electricsteam Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 Wow.... just.... wow........ I've seen a couple monorails in the past using the single rails..... but they were NOTHING like this.... heck even my monorail was just a train with training wheels. Amazing work man! Quote
Hod Carrier Posted January 9, 2016 Posted January 9, 2016 That is excellent work. I've been mulling over the concept of a suspended monorail for a while but yours is far better than I could ever have done. All you have to work out now is how to make it go around curves. Ha ha!! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Fantastic concept! The only suggestion is to improve the transmission ratio to make it go a bit faster! Amazing MOC! Quote
THERIZE Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 What a great monorail! I have never seen something like that before. Could you show how you made it running? I can't see the wheels (or gears) that move on the track. Quote
Divitis Posted January 10, 2016 Author Posted January 10, 2016 Hello again, and thanks for the nice comments! What a great monorail! I have never seen something like that before. Could you show how you made it running? I can't see the wheels (or gears) that move on the track. The only suggestion is to improve the transmission ratio to make it go a bit faster! I wish I could post more pictures but unfortunately I work abroad and Lego is back home.. so I won't be able to get hands on for a couple months at least. But I attached the new gearing design in LDD to the mocpages page. It shall make it 1.7 times faster and you will be able to understand which wheels I used too. That is excellent work. I've been mulling over the concept of a suspended monorail for a while but yours is far better than I could ever have done. All you have to work out now is how to make it go around curves. Ha ha!! Oh it does take on curves nicely, but for testing my friend and I were literally holding the rail up, so no video of that lol! Quote
dr_spock Posted January 10, 2016 Posted January 10, 2016 Excellent job. It reminds me a bit of that elevated train in Germany. The video is very choppy on Flickr. Do you have one on YouTube? Quote
Divitis Posted January 11, 2016 Author Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Excellent job. It reminds me a bit of that elevated train in Germany. The video is very choppy on Flickr. Do you have one on YouTube? Yes! Here is the video on youtube: Edited January 11, 2016 by Divitis Quote
Man with a hat Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 Oh WOW. Brilliant work. And that with working doors. Amazing. It seems a bit slow, is that to enjoy the scenery? Or can it go faster? Quote
Toastie Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 Wonderful - simply wonderful. I am using that very train every now and then - efficiently traveling back and forth in the city of Wuppertal/Germany. Thanks a lot for sharing that great MOC! Best wishes, Thorsten Quote
AlmightyArjen Posted January 11, 2016 Posted January 11, 2016 Cool design! Can it move through a curve as well? Quote
Divitis Posted January 12, 2016 Author Posted January 12, 2016 Thank you all for the compliments! :) :) I am using that very train every now and then - efficiently traveling back and forth in the city of Wuppertal/Germany. Oh I rode that train too, it's really cool! But it's only since I moved to Dusseldorf a few months ago that I decided to build something like this, because the train shuttle that connects the airport terminal to the S-Bahn station is precisely a suspended monorail! And the two minutes ride is the best thing about catching an early flight ;) Oh WOW. Brilliant work. And that with working doors. Amazing. It seems a bit slow, is that to enjoy the scenery? Or can it go faster? A new boogie is in the works, it shall make it go at least faster than a walking mining :) If you want to go technical, I attached the new design as building instructions to the mocpages page. Cool design! Can it move through a curve as well? Yes it does take turns, and since the attaching point of the boogie is at the very front of each car, I can say it does look fairly elegant too. :) It also manages small inclines, and I hope that by making it faster I won't make it loose this feature. Unfortunately the test track was literally suspended on mine and a friend hands, so there's no video of it. A big update is coming in a few months when I'll be back home. I plan to improve the gearing and of course also extend the tracks. Quote
Randolph Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 This is really nice; were there new updates to this? Quote
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