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Re: July LEGO Mania Magazine
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 29 Jul 1999 14:32:54 GMT
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johnneal@uswest%NoSpam%.net
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Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> "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.
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> 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.
Yes, and that would make trains 10 wide! <drool>
-John
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> --Bram
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> 1) http://chuh.org/Students/Bram-Lambrecht/LEGO/land/18wheelr.html
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> Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com
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| (...) Just imagine a 10 studs wide train negotiating the tight curves of the LEGO tracks! Now, that would be a sight. If I was into LEGO trains, which I'm not, I would probably have recognized that LEGO trains cannot be realistic looking with the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) vehicles (...) correct (...) plate (...) 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) (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.general)
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