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(...) You've never seen S4 then...since it had NO tolerances except those that were scaled from full size. (and it was not one person who built to it, there were a bunch of people who built to it). In larger "scales", I beleve the work of Leo Myers (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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I think the problem is here that Lego have contradicted themselves with their scaling in certain models. They produce trucks and cars at 4 stud wide, passenger planes at 4 stud wide, yet trains at 6 studs wide? I have seen trains on the back of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Richard Schamus <legoman34@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Frw36w.B2u@lugnet.com... (...) not 8 (...) I disagree with you. They can be to scale, just not with minifigs in them. Pick a scale and then calculate how many studs/bricks/plates (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Try 1:48, which is "O" scale in trains. Seems to work out okay for us Atewidians;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) (A quick peek behind the scenes at TLC design department... "OMG, he's figured it out! Quick let's leave work early before someone notices this post and we actually have to create something non-juniorized to the correct scale...") I've just (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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OMG...Was this the first Lego Ikea set? lol (...) bodies... (...) * (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Yep! Just check out: (URL) the parents' heads are still too big anyway :) DaveE (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Isn't it true that they were originally used as babies in sets with larger 'figs? eric (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, my standard for minifigs is 7mm = 1 minifig foot. This is based off of the fact that minifigs are typically about 42mm tall (you can adjust that with backpacks and hats), which should be roughly 6 feet. This translates roughly into a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Minifigs are minifig scale. I know they don't scale up to human size: my head isn't as tall as my torso, and my legs are longer than both. Oh, and I have knees. I suspect TLG designed them to be somewhat childlike. Large round heads, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) The problem is that minifigs don't actually have human proportions. Therefore, "minifig scale" is actually kind of wonky too. ericc (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) They're not to any particular scale... depending on the dimension you use you get different scales. They are either extremely fat normal height people, or extremely stunted normal thickness people. Lego was just predicting what we all will (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Ok, I have not managed to read many posts in the last 4 weeks or so(I hold my head in shame) due to work comitments.I have recently purchased a Panther radio controlled model tank, 1.25th scale. As a teenager I used to have 1.35th scale tanks etc. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) 4293 Classic Value Pack with 801 pcs. Nice little set for $29.95 (even better if you can get it on sale, I was in a K-Mart the other day which had at least 10 of these). (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) ok so its not the big CW update that many people are waiting for and working on, but it's the best I can do.. I updated my webpage story...no stuctural pics... you will have to wait for those...so will I = ) I am trying to design my fortress (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle.org)
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(...) good show, eric! where did that cool baseplate come from? i recognize the shape but not those colors. wouldn't mind a gift of one of those myself. ;-) the film crew details are realistic and very cleverly executed. your minifigs are very much (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build)
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Do you remember the recent message or link to some building instructions for a green and yellow upright Triceratops? The message must have misspelled "triceratops" because my Lugnet search for did not find it. Thank you, Miles Gentry (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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It's rather morbid, but you acn also stick them on their ends on a baseplate for instant gravestones. Green ones are mossy headstones. -Cheese (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) i have lots of the green ones that i use for hills, stegosaurus backs and roadsters! later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Sadly, no. It's very very early in the game, though, when you're in the monorail car and game credits are still flashing on the screen. The car passes a huge spill of the green stuff with crates floating in it, and the loader is walking down a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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