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Title: BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: JamesS on April 16, 2004, 07:30:55 am
Saw this and figured the people here would be interested in it.

http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/NMT01.html
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Harry Potter on April 16, 2004, 08:50:26 am
When will there be a MAME driver for it?
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: JackTucky on April 16, 2004, 09:46:52 am
That reminds me of the monorail in Ogdenville, or was it North Haverbrook?

It has always been my life long dream to be a monorail conductor.

Art
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Luxury on April 16, 2004, 12:16:17 pm
That reminds me of the monorail in Ogdenville, or was it North Haverbrook?

It has always been my life long dream to be a monorail conductor.

Art
nice  

So the point is it takes you from "Kitchen View Station" to "Kitchen View Station"?  Only one stop?  come on...
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: CitznFish on April 16, 2004, 04:03:16 pm
nice  



So the point is it takes you from "Kitchen View Station" to "Kitchen View Station"?  Only one stop?  come on...

What more do you want? It's a frickin backyard  ::)

i guess some people have to find fault with everything....
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Stingray on April 16, 2004, 04:15:36 pm
That reminds me of the monorail in Ogdenville, or was it North Haverbrook?

It has always been my life long dream to be a monorail conductor.

Art

That's right son, I'm the world's greatest mono-thingie-guy.

-S
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Luxury on April 16, 2004, 04:38:45 pm
nice  



So the point is it takes you from "Kitchen View Station" to "Kitchen View Station"?  Only one stop?  come on...

What more do you want? It's a frickin backyard  ::)

i guess some people have to find fault with everything....

Ill tell you what more I want.  I want a stop at the end of the pool with a waterslide.   ;D
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: walls83 on April 16, 2004, 05:19:01 pm
You got to be ******** me.  that is crazy as hell.  My wife would blow up if I wanted to build something like that.  An arcade machine is one thing but that is just too much.
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: patrickl on April 16, 2004, 07:18:19 pm
He, he, I once suggested that I'd like to build a cart race track in my backyard. I just showed my wife this monorail and she immediately remembered that: "This is about as ridiculous as building your own cart track" (in slightly annoyed tone of voice)!

BTW, how about BYO livestock (http://www.tuinknuffels.nl/) (sorry that's in dutch but I guess the pictures are clear enough)
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Zapper on April 16, 2004, 08:19:41 pm
BTW, how about BYO livestock (http://www.tuinknuffels.nl/) (sorry that's in dutch but I guess the pictures are clear enough)

Or a full size cow tipping simulator?
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Sasquatch! on April 16, 2004, 09:39:43 pm
Ahahahaha, that's awesome.  I mean yeah, it's one of the most impractical things I've ever seen, but that's what makes it so cool.

If anyone should understand that mindset, it's us.  I mean, it's not like we're devoting our lives to curing cancer here - we are spending time/money/talent on what I'm sure a lot of people see as being a "frivilous" hobby.
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Stormy151 on April 16, 2004, 11:08:41 pm
Is there a chance the track could bend?

What about us drunken slobs?

Were you sent here by the devil?

 ;)
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: NiN^_^NiN on April 17, 2004, 07:32:59 am
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Is there a chance the track could bend?
Not on your life my hindu friend
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What about us drunken slobs?
You'll be given cussy jobs
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Were you sent here by the devil?
No good man i'm on the level

 ;D
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: AlexC on April 17, 2004, 04:27:28 pm
I'll have to save that link for when the wife get unhappy with this hobby  ;D
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: JoyMonkey on April 18, 2004, 12:38:29 pm
(whispered chanting)
monorail! monorail! monorail!
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Zapper on April 18, 2004, 09:30:37 pm
Hey, it's Little Blaine the Mono. Choo-Choo!!! Readers of Stephen King's Dark Tower books will get it ;D
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: Stingray on April 19, 2004, 03:38:43 pm
Hey, it's Little Blaine the Mono. Choo-Choo!!! Readers of Stephen King's Dark Tower books will get it ;D

Tube Snake Boogie

-S
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: hyiu on April 19, 2004, 03:57:20 pm
ok... who's next ??...

after the robotech robot tree house thingy in the backyard... the monorail....

what's next ??

BYO roller coaster ??.... BYO submarine ??...

this is really getting crazy.....  :o :o

I like it !!!....  ;D ;D
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: mpm32 on April 20, 2004, 12:21:43 pm
Did someone say DIY roller coaster?

http://home.austin.rr.com/nordyke/

http://www.jeremyreid.com/

Or sub?

http://www.webcom.com/sknkwrks/submarin.htm
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: rchadd on April 20, 2004, 07:26:51 pm
awesome links!!!

i want one...monorail,rollercoast,submarine....

are all you guys in the states nuts? and too much spare time!
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: hulkster on April 21, 2004, 02:04:37 pm
will this run in mamewah?!?!  if so, i need help configuring it ::)
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: mpm32 on April 21, 2004, 04:26:33 pm
I think most here have this thought process;

'Hey, that thing looks cool'
Takes a closer look - ' I wonder how it works'
Look at how it's put together - 'Let's take this apart'
'ah, so that's how it works'
'how hard could it be?'
'I bet I could build one of those'
At this point a glazed look comes over the face as furious thoughts start flying.

Some stop here.

Some go on.

Research parts sources - 'hey, I can get those parts'
Inventory tools required - 'I've got the tools to build this'
Draw up plans - on 'paper' or in head 'just to see if I could do it'


Some stop here.  Most of my projects stop here. A few get built.

Some go on.

Order parts
Build cool thing
Bask in acomplishment
To wife - 'I told you I could build that'
Wife - 'that's nice dear, here's my divorce lawyers card'

Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: hulkster on April 21, 2004, 04:49:13 pm
HAHA!  funny stuff :D
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: rchadd on April 21, 2004, 05:29:42 pm
build yourself a racetrack....

http://uk.geocities.com/slot_racing/trackbuild/index.htm

scalelectrix on steroids
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: MameMaster! on April 21, 2004, 06:47:35 pm
....great. Just great.

Now my cab looks so damn inadequate!

Now I'll have to build a Roller Coaster Cab!

MameMaster!  8)
Title: Re:BYO Backyard Monorail
Post by: ErikRuud on April 22, 2004, 09:37:40 am
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build yourself a racetrack....
http://uk.geocities.com/slot_racing/trackbuild/index.htm
scalelectrix on steroids

This has to be the most extreme slot car track I have ever been to.

http://www.howorld.net/archives/movies/katz/katz.html

Warning, this is a large mpeg.