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Gary Istok wrote in message <36E955E1.75B33582@umich.edu>...
> I was just wondering.... I know that most of you folks build on the
> minifig scale (5 brick high doors) using all those "wonderful"
> (sarcastic) minifigs. Is there anyone else who builds primarily on the
> classic scale (3 brick high doors - sort of the "HO" train scale)
> without the minifigs? Or am I (pretentious as it sounds) alone?
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> Stuck in the '60s....
> Gary Istok
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When you look at a city built at the scale a three brick high door it looks
better than that of a 4 brick high door because it matches the scale of the
roads better (If you look at the scale of the road, it is better suited for
a matchbox car than a car built of Lego, and definitely not to minifig
scale)
Silas
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Silas P wrote:
> Gary Istok wrote in message <36E955E1.75B33582@umich.edu>...
> > I was just wondering.... I know that most of you folks build on the
> > minifig scale (5 brick high doors) using all those "wonderful"
> > (sarcastic) minifigs. Is there anyone else who builds primarily on the
> > classic scale (3 brick high doors - sort of the "HO" train scale)
> > without the minifigs? Or am I (pretentious as it sounds) alone?
> >
> > Stuck in the '60s....
> > Gary Istok
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> When you look at a city built at the scale a three brick high door it looks
> better than that of a 4 brick high door because it matches the scale of the
> roads better (If you look at the scale of the road, it is better suited for
> a matchbox car than a car built of Lego, and definitely not to minifig
> scale)
>
> Silas
You're right. I have about 200 of the older grey road plates (the 1980's ones
without the sidwalk/bikepath. They really are better suited to the classic
scale LEGO town. Interestingly enough, the roadway width is about the same as
the 1960's cardboard Town Plan Board (#246 in USA/Canada (Samsonite), or #200
in Europe) which also came in set #725 (Town Plan). So the current minifig
scale roadway has basically the same width as the 1960's classic scale
roadway. Interesting.
Gary Istok
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