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(...) What's MOT? Ministry of Transport? We don't have one of those (but I used to listen to Ministry). (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) There's a perfect example, thanks Eric! I agree with you, you *need* to make things selectively compressed in length, but my point is that I prefer to make that decision starting from an accurate depiction, instead of thinking that something (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sorry if I wasn't clear. I am NOT saying Lego is to scale. I am just saying that I prefer to choose where to introduce distortion rather than working from an already distorted model. Now, the amount of distortion in, say, that model that Eric (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, yes. Not for me though. I could really care less. But for many of the others in "G scale", "Large scale" or whatever, they really get their noses out of joint over it. And when they explain their reasoning I see their point but still (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Christopher Tracey <ctracey@enviroweb.org> wrote in message news:3B0E6328.E2A923...web.org... (...) (URL) ? In the UK, the maximum tonnage per axle is 25.5, so our largest bogie tanks are 102t (metric) while the 4-wheelers are 51t. Huw (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Christopher Tracey <ctracey@enviroweb.org> wrote in message news:3B0E6328.E2A923...web.org... (...) Huw (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Larry et. al., There are some pics of a model on my page, but they were all downloaded from the 'net. The only vehicle I've done that I *did* have a model to go from was the Sd.Kfz 222 armored car, which coincidentally might be the one I (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yikes, sensitive subject;-) Hey Katie, I'd *love* to hear more about your hobby! What scale *do* you model, and have you ever considered modeling LEGO trains to G scale? I have done some of this and intent to do a lot more, and using Belville (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yeah, he wants American style wagons... To go with his MOT. <skips off in opposite direction, then breaks into sprint when out of sight> (...) There's some real curios in there, of which Huw has done some good versions of himself. At least you (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 1:22.5 (...) 1:32. You forgot 1:20.3, 1:24, and a small smattering of 1:30. Also, many more manufacturers than LGB and USA Trains. And many of us "large scalers" don't appreciate the efforts to "codify" our scale names under the NMRA. We like (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmmmmm..... Are you trying to say that Lego is to_scale? So what scale is Lego exactly? What gauge? And do the scale and gauge match? Not all "G" scale is distorted. There are some incredibly talented people hand laying their own track and (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GDv0Ew.Itu@lugnet.com... (...) wheeled (...) www.brickset.com/wagons. (...) Not that many -- I think there's a few regular visitors, mainly modellers. When I mentioned it here last (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Bah! You are right I was just tierd. I had been looking at GP9's just previously and must have been confused getting myself... :-) (...) I think both have their merits. "G" or "Large Scale" as John more aptly puts it is nice because of its (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oh, Eric, you mean *14 wide*....>;^D (...) Lar is correct. There isn't even a particular "G" scale, although there is an effort to codify under the term "Large Scale" (LS). G scale can refer to 1:22.5 (LGB), 1:25, or 1:29 (USA). The correct (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) SD since it has 6 axles. :-) (...) They look nice but I am not totally convinced that using G models as your prototype is prudent, G has some distortion, no matter what you do, because of the gauge/scale issues with it. You'll be close but if (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well if good *to scale* models of prototypes are what you want this is a site I use all the time (I also head to their factory store as well as they are the next town over). They have some incredible G Scale models. (URL) example here is a (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Why would Jake want those?? :-) He is building REAL trains, not eurotrash. <grins, ducks and runs far, far away> Seriously, your site ought to be in the proto section of the links being collected. Fascinating stuff. Are you getting hits from (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well if I want proto photos or a close approximation thereof, I sort of don't care what scale they are as long as they are *to scale* or close. (1) I can build from an HO pic just as easily as from a proto pic.... (2) 1 - while what I render (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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