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(...) Well, my standard for minifigs is 7mm = 1 minifig foot. This is based off of the fact that minifigs are typically about 42mm tall (you can adjust that with backpacks and hats), which should be roughly 6 feet. This translates roughly into a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Minifigs are minifig scale. I know they don't scale up to human size: my head isn't as tall as my torso, and my legs are longer than both. Oh, and I have knees. I suspect TLG designed them to be somewhat childlike. Large round heads, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) The problem is that minifigs don't actually have human proportions. Therefore, "minifig scale" is actually kind of wonky too. ericc (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) They're not to any particular scale... depending on the dimension you use you get different scales. They are either extremely fat normal height people, or extremely stunted normal thickness people. Lego was just predicting what we all will (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Ok, I have not managed to read many posts in the last 4 weeks or so(I hold my head in shame) due to work comitments.I have recently purchased a Panther radio controlled model tank, 1.25th scale. As a teenager I used to have 1.35th scale tanks etc. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Mark: (...) It's mostly design and construction companies. Here's a "short" list: Bregnerod Bybane Monorail service. The Builders One of two competing constrution companies. The Builders work clothes have a slight resemblance with the second edition (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I just demolished my latest town. I have many businesses that I have used repeatedly; here are a few of them 1. PetroJet. Colors - Gray, Blue & Black. Another brand of fuel for my towns as I already have Exxon, Shell, and Octan. But PetroJet (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Here's a few pics of one of my buses: (URL) I am building vehicles, I decided to determine the width by how "big" or "massive" it has to be. Buses are typically large things that need should be much longer than a standard car. A 4-wide twenty (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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I thought the way you were mixing 6 wide busses with 4 wide trucks and containers was interesting. It certainly has me thinking about this whole 4, 6, 8-wide thing. Hmmm does that mean I should make my Honda Civic 3 wide since my wife's minivan is 4 (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm building a Serpent-Eleven for my new town of Mini Gardens. It's an all-nite convenience store with the Mummy's Tomb aten/serpent logo. After that I will need a second quicky place - maybe a BrickWay - but I think it won't be a brand name, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I used stickers on the front nose, but the rest of the stripe is bricks and plates. I just couldn't get the nose right with parts. Not the way most of you would of done it, but it works for me. (...) More pictures of the bus coming soon. I (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Firstly may I congratulate you on quite a brilliant layout, I love the station. I really think that the Amtrak diesel in gats00fm11.jpg (a P42?) is impressive. How did you the continuation of the tricolour lines on to the nose of the locomotive? (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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I got my hands on that poster back when I was a kid. I will see if I can dig it up at my parent's place. I hope they did not pitch it ! :~) Chet Corbin wrote in message ... (...) Pause (...) of (...) what I (...) page: (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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All of my stores have silly names. Meta Crab's Electrode Hut (the same Meta Crab of Slapstick/Robotrek fame), SDF-1 Fashions (the store looks like the SDF- 1 from Macross), Special Gun Shop, and so on. I have two construction companies, Blue Collar (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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[This followup was posted to lugnet.town and a copy was sent to the cited author.] In article <Fr52K0.E7F@lugnet.com>, olsone@spamcop.net says... (...) The Shell Select Shop, dude...I've got three. :-) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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I'm very into advertising and such, so my city is full of various companies, real and made up. What does everyone else have? Here is mine: DaimlerChrysler InterLEGO AG Importer and distributor of DaimlerChrysler vehicles. Including Chrysler, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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[This followup was posted to lugnet.town and a copy was sent to the cited author.] In article <FqIt4t.Is9@lugnet.com>, bolahead@bellsouth.net says... (...) My wife just made a bunch of neat "Sponsor's Logo"-type signs to line my fledgeling race (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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After watching Black Mask for like the 100th time, I got an inspiration to build those Hong Kong Ambulances in the movie. After checking the records, the obvious starting point to build one is with #6676 Mobile Comamnd Unit. But, coverting the unit (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Thanks. I'll use skidsteer loader on my page instead of a Bobcat. -Jeremy New & semi improved HTML Coded site www.geocities.com/spincity999 (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Maybe i'm just being picky but technicly it is a skidsteer loader. Bocat is simply a brand of skidsteer. But i do think its a great model. About the roof. I would keep it. It resembles older style models. Forks would be nice. Perfect for (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
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