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(...) It does show up correctly in my newsreader (using a fixed width font). To view it in the browser; try the 'raw' message option (top right above the 'reply' button). Or try this link: (URL) ASCII art Holger ;-) -Frank (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Upps, the scratches doesn't look like they used to in the editing window ;-(( Holger (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Martin, Good choice! 8 wides just look great and it's a nice relation to the tracks! Some theory about maxiumum length: First of all, whatever you plan to build you just may use two pivots at each carriage. The other alternativ are (more or less) (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Don't sweat it; my Hiawatha cars are 60 studs long [1] and run fine. -John [1] which, by my calculations, translates to a 79' passenger car. (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have a coach that is 60 studs long. It is 40 studs from truck pivot point to truck pivot point. The car can negotiate any curve, but it cannot negotiate a switch track that is placed directly after a curve (if the siding and the curve go off (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
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