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Re: train width
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 29 Jan 2004 18:46:59 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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I honestly wouldn’t even bother to build 7 wide (I’m sure Ben and I will have
some discussions about this at BrickFest PDX!;-) It is inferior to 8 wide,
and isn’t really much better than 6 wide. 6 Wide is minifig scale and is
its own thing which I enjoy viewing as well, especially when crafted by James
Mathis, who has the best feel for 6 wide train building I have seen.
Having said all of that, I like to hear your reasoning, Aaron, as to why you
think 7 wide is the Truth;-)
JOHN
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I would honestly do 8 wide if a) I had the pieces--8 wide takes up soooo many
more pieces and b) if LEGO track geometry was better!!
I mean, those curves!! Grr!! I have a 6 wide model of the GESD70ACe, which is
around 60-70 studs long and looks ridiculous on the curve! Sure there are those
that say straight-curve-straight-curve... but that’s almost as ridiculous
looking--seeing the train shimmy and shake rounding a bend!
Baah!
Rant off :)
I am so impressed with what I’ve seen of 8-wide rolling stock and locos, but on
my little layout at home, it just doesn’t warrant it.
Eh, whatrya gonna do?
Dave K
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Build a bigger layout!!! Geeze, I wish all questions were that easy to answer... ;-) JohnG, GMLTC (20 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) John is absolutely correct here. You have 2 choices upon which to gauge your scale-- the height of the minifig or the track gauge (the distance between the rails). As John mentioned, a typical US train is about 10 feet wide, and standard track (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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