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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) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.town)

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