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(...) You could mostly avoid this (seeing the side wall through the back window) by using a thin wall immediately behind the window. That would mean that to see the wall through the window you'd need to be straight on to the car, *and* squinting. ;) (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Again, I disagree. The body to truck proportions are wrong, yes. But, at least in my models, the LxWxH proportions are more or less correct. Sometimes the height is a bit too high for the width (maybe in the 'bug, for example) but not always. (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I knew this would start a 6 vs. 8 debate... But that was not the goal of the initial post. The goal is to get some feedback on how this can be done in 6 wide. If there are no creative, cost effective solutions, then I will probably settle for a less (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello all, The train- as well as the boat-people may be interested to know that, at least in Europe, accessories item #5044 is available from Lego S@H again. This accessory pack containes: 1x part 2617 Platform 16 x 16 x 2 & 1/3 Even and 1x part (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.boats)
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(...) You mean that a 6 wide is *stretched* to get an 8 wide? (...) Well, that's the point. The proportions are *wrong* to begin with in 6 wide-- if you are trying to model to scale. But that's okay; I mean, compression happens;-) It's just a (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out Dan Siskind's design on the GMLTC's new subway cars: (URL) used the 1x2x3 train window on the driver's side, with a 1x2x3 'thin wall' behind it. The door is exactly what you proposed - the small black airplane window set back a half (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not everyone shares that opinion. I tend to hold the opposite view. To keep the proportions right, in many cases you need to increase everything by a third, not just the width. Not always, but in many cases. ++Lar (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not as many as you might think. Most people build 6 wide because it is the norm, not because of economy of bricks. Remember, a 6 wide is just an 8 wide compressed by 2 studs sideways; it's not really that many bricks. (...) Then why do it? (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am so glad to hear this! I often see amazing MOCs that people have made and wonder if I'll ever be able to produce such quality work. It's frustrating to see something amazingly complex and beautiful and hear, "yeah, I whipped this together (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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I have been gathering photos of commuter trains in order to build SEPTA (Philadelphia transit) cars for my layout. While I have not actually sat down to build, I have been doing a lot of thinking on 6 vs. 8 wide and how it will impact my design. (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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