|
|
 | | Re: train width
|
| (...) That would entail a bigger house. Bigger house means bigger mortgage. Bigger mortgage means less money for LEGO purchases! Geesh! You should know better JohnG! :) Dave K (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | 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)
| | | | | Re: ENGLISH APT ,COLOURS,Red or Orange stripe?
|
| (...) They tend to have stickers on both sides, yes. We are going to informally exchange containers at BrickFest PDX, I am sure. I'll be bringing a few MichLTC to trade with whoever wants to trade. (...) You should work with the Train Coordinator on (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | Re: train width
|
| (...) Well, considering trains in the U.S. are about twice the width of the rails, and overhang the ends of the ties, I'd say the actual width should be 10 wide, with automobiles being 7 wide -- wide enough for two minifigs to sit side-by-side. But (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: ENGLISH APT ,COLOURS,Red or Orange stripe?
|
| (...) SNIP 7 wide! Now that's what I've been saying since I first heard of the how wide debate. It's about time a real train builder came around to the truth: Trains are 7 wide and cars are 5 wide! Aaron (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Flush access door
|
| (...) Although that would certainly work, there are no right answers that I was looking for. And there are no tests. I just enjoy people who can explain a building technique with just words. I was in a science competition as a teen where one person (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.space)
|
|
