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Re: MOCs: 6-wide New York City busses
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Fri, 7 Jun 2002 16:08:54 GMT
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> I was wondering if they were in minifig scale or compatability.

No, not really.  They're mostly built to compare with my 4-wide cars.  (I
have some taxicabs and other city vehicles.)  I'm worried that they'll look
out-of-scale with my buildings, since the busses are almost a full baseplate
long.  (I think they're about 28 studs...)  I was planning on making a
cityscape with a bit more "scaled down" look to it so that I could get more
detail into a smaller space.  Eg, build a brownstone 10 studs wide instead
of 16.  But that would make the bus look too big.  *shrug* I guess I'll have
to see how things turn out.

> I'm planning out a regional transit system based on our
> own local buses but the width factor (4 minifig butts, aisle
> and walls) fling it out of proportion.

Well, if you think about the math, a regular Lego car only sits 1 person
across instead of 2. I guess, then, it's okay if you make a bus that sits 2
across instead of 4.  That 2x ratio always gets me... for example, the bus
front door: because the people are twice as wide as they would be relative
to a real bus, it makes the door wider, and the front wheel looks like it's
back too far.

Well, I guess that's all just part of the "cute" factor of lego structures. :)

Sean
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http://www.brickapple.com
The Brick Apple - New York City in Lego



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(...) That's some more voodoo brikin there from you. I was wondering if they were in minifig scale or compatability. I'm planning out a regional transit system based on our own local buses but the width factor (4 minifig butts, aisle and walls) (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.town)

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