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(...) Nick, if you look at Trains / 3843 (type in 3843 in the search for trains, and it should pop up...sorry, I don't know how to get it to give me the html blue link thingy!) I hashed over the issue a bit. If you go with 5 studs being the gauge, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This will eat your bricks! Has anyone practised 'selective compression'. This is where you build something to scale but 'selectively compress' some aspects or items to reduce space/cost/bricks etc. In most cases this applies to train and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The theoretical helix is really a rounded off (...) The "helix" (...) 1 (...) INSIDE a mountain! That's a big mountain - I hope you have built in a hatch for access (were you inspired by 'Close Encounters' ?). There are alternatives to raising (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nick- Remember that scale and gauge (track width) are two different things. In a particular scale, you can have different track gauges (standard and narrow for instance). 8 wide approximates O scale because 1) minifigs are about the same (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ouch. Comparing to Lionel;-( (...) Which is fine with me. I don't run any out-of-the-box stuff anyway. What kills me is when they produce elements that *restrict* me to 6 wide (windshields, sharp curves, etc). (...) Mike and I have discussed (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Poindexter writes: <<<SNIP>>> (...) I was thinking of setting up an amusement park train with a technic figure as the driver, and minifigs as children. It would work great in either 6 or 8. But in either case would look VERY (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is the canonical "tinplate" dilemmna from old school model railroading. If you look at Lionel O or O-27 stuff you will find the same problem, although not with as wide a variation in scales. So DO you use things in your layout that are a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, that's what this subthread is about, after all. :-) 5 is too low IMHO and I told you it was to a close friend that I sold a set for 10 so you could derive that 10 is too low too to the general public. The question posed several posts (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) bookmark (...) That's Ben Fleskes' Dodecapede train at: (URL) cool model! later, James Mathis (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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The width of Lego track is almost exactly the same as Lionel, which is about equal to "O", or close enough for all intents and purposes of this discussion. The last time I was in a train store (1 week ago) I looked at the "O" scale and Lionel trains (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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No, no I meant my post as something independent of the stuff you all were discussing, jesting, about. I just want to know the thought process behind 6 or 8 wide. I have followed several threads but it just isn't clear to me. The only thing I can (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yesterday while browsing multiple train sites, I came across someone who built a type of centipede train using the LEGO Insectoid legs. They said it was really fun to watch when used on a curved track. However, I failed to bookmark the site and now (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) How about for people who didn't buy a hopper but want a set of instructions to build one? Russell (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Nick & John & All, I was jesting in fun, no offense to John or anything, I guess I should have posted to off-topic.fun or something. I think John is a great guy. I have to experiment a little with the 6 / 8 debate. I have a lot of trains, I have not (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I have a question about the 8 vs. 6 wide. It revolves around the track width. Given that the 8 wide is approximately related to O scale, what width do the tracks suggest the scale to be? Personally, I have never seen a train that was only as wide as (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Carrie- I thought that you might think Scott's admonition rather cryptic so I thought I'd clarify for you. But first, welcome! I think it is an exciting time to be a trainiac:-) Now, about the 8 wide crack;-) some of us aren't happy with the toyish (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Send me an email. I could not decode your antispam, and I only have the web interface so am not sure how to see *all* message headers. For all people who bought a hopper before I made instructions part of the package I am offering a printed (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Scott E. Sanburn wrote in message <38A00ED4.5C16FF1@cl...eb.net>... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) So far the motor seems to handle the load just fine. It definitely prefers to pull the two car load instead of pushing it however. I would be (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Carrie, Welcome to train world! Be careful of 8 wide, and you'll be fine! ;) Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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