Blaine the Mono

[Darkdragon]

I've created my first custom train and it's a monorail. The concept behind the display is based on Blaine the Mono from Stephen King's sci-fi/fantasy/western book The Dark Tower III.  I displayed the train over this weekend at a comic convention and it went over well even though the source is somewhat obscure, people liked the train and the volcano a lot. They couldn't seem to figure out how the train knew when to stop

Here's the full 5x8 layout from Brickworld 2018 and BrickUniverse 2018.

Here's a shot of the whole smaller layout first.

And now the train itself.

 

[dr_spock]

Nice. I guess no one at the con figured out the secret knobs to make the Blaine mono crash.

 

[Darkdragon]

Just now, dr_spock said:

Nice. I guess no one at the con figured out the secret knobs to make the Blaine mono crash.

They mostly guessed that's what did it, but were trying to make it lots more complex. Thinking it was some sort of micro sensor or magnets. though some walked away confused but too afraid to ask how it worked. One guy couldn't seem to comprehend that it was a manual switch until I showed it to him.

[LegoRacer1]

Good MOC! Though I don't read mush Steven King books.

[exxtrooper]

That vulcano is incredibly cool, well done.

[Donnie Bricko]

Blaine is a pain, very nice MOC

 

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[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Great MOC I like to see the red lava between the black pieces!

[Darkdragon]

Updated first post with the full layout video. Still looking for photos of the full layout from Brickworld and Brickuniverse.

[Luiggi-Brick]

Really nice, enjoyed the vide a lot!, very well built, the volcano is amazing.

[Umbra-Manis]

Standout work here! Definitely the only pink monorail in town.