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  Re: train width
 
(...) Build a bigger layout!!! Geeze, I wish all questions were that easy to answer... ;-) JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: train width
 
In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) I would honestly do 8 wide if a) I had the pieces--8 wide takes up soooo many more pieces and b) if LEGO track geometry was better!! I mean, those curves!! Grr!! I have a 6 wide model of the GESD70ACe, (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: Flush access door
 
In lugnet.trains, Aaron Sneary wrote: Snip Snip (...) Sounds like a good idea for a competition at Brickfest etc. Giving verbal or written directions for anything is a good test of language and logic skills (and good practice.) "You put the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Flush access door
 
(...) I can imagine that not only is it tough for the first person to write everything down in words, it's also a real challenge for the teammate to visualize what the other person is describing! Congrats on your wish come true, Aaron! -Bryan (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: train width
 
(...) John is absolutely correct here. You have 2 choices upon which to gauge your scale-- the height of the minifig or the track gauge (the distance between the rails). As John mentioned, a typical US train is about 10 feet wide, and standard track (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)


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