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Volume of 2-3 million bricks (was: GMLTC Modules)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
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Fri, 23 Jul 1999 18:05:52 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes:
> [...]
> On a side note, I did some figuring. If he has 2-3 million bricks, it
> would cost about 25-38 thousand dollars and would be 1 to 1 1/2 40 FOOT
> TRUCKLOADS of bulk tubs! That is CRAZY! My 100,000 piece collection
> occupies most of the rec room. How can he fit 30 times that in a house?
> [...]
Hmm, that doesn't sound right. If a 2x4 brick takes up .35 in^3, then 10^6
2x4 bricks should take up something like 350,000 in^3, or about 200 ft^3,
plus maybe 10%-15% for storage containers. So 3x10^6 2x4 bricks would only
about 600-700 ft^3, right? And that's about a cube 8.5 ft on a side -- far,
far less than a truckload, but still a LOT! :)
Anyway, that's assuming all 2x4 bricks, and when you buy tubs, you get a
variety of smaller bricks as well, not just 2x4's. So it probably all fits
in a 7ft x 7ft x 7ft area if it's neatly packed. Nothing to it, right? :-)
--Todd
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| Has anyone ever tried to make one of those train modules they use in the GMLTC? I am starting one and it is taking A LOT of bricks and also a lot of time. I cannon really imagine having 8, let alone Conan's 16. I was hoping to have it done before (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains)
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