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Re: A large Steam Locomotive
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 00:38:33 GMT
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The Chopper is a too big, but not ridiculous looking with minifigs in it.
It only looks silly next to some of the other minifig choppers they have,
which are way too small for the role they play. (Police choppers and med
choppers are much larger than those)
Imagine a train loco that is 8 studs wide, 64 studs long and 14 bricks high.
That would be relatively close to minifig scale and only slightly larger
than the standard Lego trains. It would also be about as small as a Model
Team vehicle could be, width wise. Maybe even 10 wide would work and still
be able to run on Lego track, which is the most important thing. Of course,
a 10 wide would look silly next to some 6 wide stock.
I would prefer 8 wide, since it will fit in with stock John Neal, myself and
some others are building. Of course, I wouldn't complain if they came out
with some Technic Fig scaled stuff, as long as I could use the oversize
wheels on my standard Lego trains. (That would also sell a lot of sets to
the train fans).
Mike Poindexter
Doug Finney <dfinney@wt.net> wrote in message
news:NDBBKKOKKLMLPEJDDLIKOEFDCCAA.dfinney@wt.net...
> Well yes, a true minifig-scale train would be a nice size, but could it
> still
> be compatible with other Lego trains?
>
> Which existing Model Team sets do you feel are compatible with minifig
> scale?
> I guess minifigs wouldn't look *too* out of place in a couple of them but • I
> can't picture any of them in a layout with other "true" minifig-scale • sets.
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> In any event, I certainly agree with the chant: Model Team Trains! Model
> Team Trains! ...
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> > I actually am looking at the same thing. Not all Model Team sets are
> > incompatible with mini-fig scale. Most are larger than that, just due • to
> > the fact that they are big sets. Imagine how much larger a Locomotive • is
> > when compared to a semi truck. To keep the piece count down, they would
> > need to reduce the scale, which will likely put it into the range of
> > something that will fit with minifigs. Look at an "O" scale engine in a
> > train shop. A Model Team Lego set that size would not be outside of the
> > realm of possibility. In fact, it is the most likely size. They won't • be
> > able to make it to the same scale as the 5571 unless they want to make a
> > model that has 4,000 pieces.
> >
> > Now, let's all begin to chant... Model Team Trains! Model Team Trains!
> > Model Team Trains! Model Team Trains! Model Team Trains!
> >
> > Mike Poindexter
>
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 | | Re: A large Steam Locomotive & others
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| Steam locomotive would be cool. But not in minifig scale !!! In minifig scale we have Trains series. Models in Model Team must be bigger. With much more details like classic Trains. But not only trains would be cool. Also ships. What about Titanic ? (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | RE: A large Steam Locomotive
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| Well yes, a true minifig-scale train would be a nice size, but could it still be compatible with other Lego trains? Which existing Model Team sets do you feel are compatible with minifig scale? I guess minifigs wouldn't look *too* out of place in a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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