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| Carbon 60 wrote:
> Frank Filz wrote:
> > As I get closer to actually buying a house, I've been doing some more
> > thinking about a future garden railroad. How well suited to a permanent
> > outdoor setup is the Lego track? If it isn't suitable, is the guage
> > close enough to any model railroad guage which could be used for track
> > (of course one could always handlay track to the Lego guage if
> > necessary)? I know it might anethema to mix Lego with non-Lego, but I
> > don't want to risk my Lego track if it won't be suitable.
>
> I heard although can't be sure that LEGOLAND Windsor used G-Scale Track
> for their trains - therefore it may be possible that their track width
> may be a different size to the size they sell in sets. I'm currently
> trying to finish my OO layout in my loft so I have a lot of trackage
> information: A company called Peco sells a huge variety of track of
> different gauge and has also created a system called Individulay which
> means you buy the rails, sleepers and ties separately and build it
> yourself - I think it's worth a look.
>
> What is LEGO Gauge anyway, the exact distance between the rails?
I measure a skosh over 1.5". BTW, do you mean "Piko"?
-John
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | John Neal wrote:
> Carbon 60 said:
> > A company called Peco
> BTW, do you mean "Piko"?
Both are valid names in the MR bizgame.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Larry Pieniazek wrote:
>
> John Neal wrote:
> > Carbon 60 said:
> > > A company called Peco
> > BTW, do you mean "Piko"?
>
> Both are valid names in the MR bizgame.
Well Peco is British and has invented many of the model railway
standards.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carbon 60 wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> >
> > John Neal wrote:
> > > Carbon 60 said:
> > > > A company called Peco
> > > BTW, do you mean "Piko"?
> >
> > Both are valid names in the MR bizgame.
>
> Well Peco is British and has invented many of the model railway
> standards.
c /many of the /some of the less important / and I agree. :-)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> c /many of the /some of the less important / and I agree. :-)
'I don't get it.'
Back to the subject - the track width is 1.5 inches which puts it
between O Gauge and 1 Gauge so you will have to make your own track or
modify ready-made track and turnouts.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carbon 60 wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > c /many of the /some of the less important / and I agree. :-)
>
> 'I don't get it.'
Peco invented OO, no? How important is that, really?
I'd say HO, N, Mantua couplers, Kaydee couplers and command control are
all more important. Peco invented none of those, I don't think.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Carbon 60 wrote:
> >
> > Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > > c /many of the /some of the less important / and I agree. :-)
> >
> > 'I don't get it.'
>
> Peco invented OO, no? How important is that, really?
>
> I'd say HO, N, Mantua couplers, Kaydee couplers and command control are
> all more important. Peco invented none of those, I don't think.
Um? By volume, OO is bigger than HO. They Invented 2 different types of OO
couplers, and were the first with a large (mass produced) scale track system.
(which is a standard throughout the world...go into most good hobbyshops and
you will see Peco track)
Command Control was invented by GE, and the rest was an attempt to make a
american style coupler that worked. (and I'd hardly call non Kadee couplers
have much on the way of working...)
HO is a german invention, and OOO predates N :)
James
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | James Powell wrote:
> Um? By volume, OO is bigger than HO.
Um, what are you talking about when you say by volume? Are you saying
that the number of OO modelers is larger than the number of HO modelers,
or what? I don't think so.
HO is used everywhere except in the UK and has thousands of different
manufacturers so I don't know what you're getting on about. Stop being
so UK provincial.
OO was an interesting footnote in the history of scales but it's not
relevant to the mainstream hobby any more.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Carbon 60 wrote in message <37925E49.E0FC6D5D@bigfoot.com>...
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> >
> > John Neal wrote:
> > > Carbon 60 said:
> > > > A company called Peco
> > > BTW, do you mean "Piko"?
> >
> > Both are valid names in the MR bizgame.
>
> Well Peco is British and has invented many of the model railway
> standards.
>
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Not only that, but its the good stuff! Lot better than that Lego stuff.
Oops, wrong group!
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