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Ralph Hempel wrote:
> > > Another fabulous emergency vehicle and big-vehicle-in-general builder is
> > fellow GMLTCer and GMLUGer Paul Foster ( http://www.gmlug.org/foster/ )
> >
> > Although please note, Bram-- these guys are 6 wide builders, not puny,
> > girlie-man 4 wide "minifig-scale" stuff;-)
>
> Hey! I sure hope you have your bestest asbestos suit on :-) As an avid
> 4-wide microfig modeller (those oversized minifigs are just too big), I
> can assure you that building detail into a 4-wide model is often a good
> way to explore new uses for LEGO.
Whoa there, cowboy:-) *micromodeling* is a whole 'nother ball of wax! I
actually admire folks like you and Karim-- your stuff is cool! I was taking a
shot at TLC for making *minifig* vehicles 4 wide. In fact, I have tried
modeling 4 wide myself. Check out these:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=325
The pics of the Hiawatha passenger cars show how the model is almost exactly HO
scale.
-John
> PS. I would probably build in 6-wide too if I had more of those wide
> windshields....
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
>
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