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Re: July LEGO Mania Magazine
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 20 Jul 1999 21:32:01 GMT
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"Josh Spaulding" <josh_spaulding@hotmail.com> writes:
> In lugnet.general, Paul Foster writes:
> > Looks like it is built as an 8 stud wide vehicle. Someone hold back
> > John Neal, Mr. 8 wide.
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> I'm just starting to build 6 and 8 wide cars and trucks
> (robots and spaceships are more of my staple), and while I think those
> are pretty good widths relative to minfig width, I find that the • vehicles
> end up looking ridiculous on my road plate. Has anyone found a way to • correct
> this problem? I figure you either ignore the lines and consider the • plate
> to be a one-way street or you build your own road.
I know what you mean... my 18 wheeler [1] covers tow road plates and
can't negotiate the tight turns at all. If you use 1 stud = 1 foot, it's
pretty close to a real life scale though.
--Bram
1) http://chuh.org/Students/Bram-Lambrecht/LEGO/land/18wheelr.html
Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com
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| (...) I'm just starting to build 6 and 8 wide cars and trucks (robots and spaceships are more of my staple), and while I think those are pretty good widths relative to minfig width, I find that the vehicles end up looking ridiculous on my road (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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