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(...) By the same token, An 8-wide tarin layout in the same area as a 6-wide layout will (from a distance) look MORE toy-like simply because the trains will have a shorter run before 'chasing their tails'. Or, put another way, if you are into (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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There is a more basic theory.. The 4'8 1/2" is measured to the inside edges of the rails. When the original railways were pioneered in Britain using horse/gravity power and correspondingly lighter section rail (40lb/foot) there is evidence to (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Or you could use what they did with the new snow plow set and make it mechanically powered. If only there was a good way to do this with bogie cars... Anyone have ideas? Ben F (...) searchlight (...) it (...) plain (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi all, I copied the following from an email sent to me by a freind, can anyone confirm or flame it? The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I personally would use a motor on that car to feed it up to the light/motor. If I build this, I'll probably make it a generic light car, with the searchlight in the middle, and banks of floodlights on each end. If you look at the pic, it looks like (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Here's another question, maybe directed more at Tom S. but any experienced train(ee) will probably have their own method. I am mostly interested in techniques. To supply the light car with power would you a) build a 9V battery box into the generator (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm sure Larry will have an answer as to whether searchlight cars were ever used in reality. It seems unlikely, but it certainly is a cool addition to a toy train. Actually, I'm sure there are various MOW cars with large lights. There is (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Forgive my ignorance on this one, What is it for? I understand it could be a simple freight item but from what I believe it is to be used as a working light. Why would you want a working search light in the middle of you train? -Nick Tom Stangl (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Interesting car, I'll probably build one for my freight train, since it will be so simple to do... (URL) fun part will be adding a real light and micromotor to it, so it spins as the train moves. -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Word. Long live tiles;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Toy vs Model...The real issue (was Re: Another 6wide/8wide ramble)
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(...) That's why I put a rim of tiles on my 8 wide passenger coaches' roofs, J-3! {;^D -John (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Oops, sorry so late... It seems someone (;-) introduced this thread into lugnet.build (which I read daily), with followups immediately to lugnet.trains (which I don't normally read). I kept wondering why there was no further discussion on an (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Toy vs Model...The real issue (was Re: Another 6wide/8wide ramble)
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I'm in it as a toy builder!! And even though I don't think I'm switching over any time soon, John Neal's 8wides are very nice. Just tougher for me to play with!!! -john 3 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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This weekend, WAMALUG will be invading the Great American Train Show! Our first show was a huge success, and we are going to make this setup even better! So come join us at the GATS show at the Montgomery County Agricultural Center in Gaithersberg, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
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| | Re: Toy vs Model...The real issue (was Re: Another 6wide/8wide ramble)
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<38B5C904.EF423D8@v...ager.net>) wrote at 00:12:52 (...) Not actually being in either column at the moment, I must say that my perception points to more people being in Larry's column than the toy one. At least (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Toy vs Model...The real issue (was Re: Another 6wide/8wide ramble)
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(...) Put me down in the exception column. I do models. Just not scale models. I don't design for play value, I design for evokation of a look within the imposed palette limitations. This may be semantics but I suspect most of us, across all genres, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Toy vs Model...The real issue (was Re: Another 6wide/8wide ramble)
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(...) The problem with TLC is that they DO WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT. The old 12V trains were too complicated for younger children and needed much care. Thus, they were replaced by the easier-to-handle 9V ones. The trend continues; modern sets consist of (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben Roller <broller@clemson.edu> wrote in message news:FqGGKz.C3G@lugnet.com... (...) attitude, (...) models, (...) needs (...) some (...) toys. (...) I say they should make what people want. If some people want 8 wide trains, then they should look (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In the hopes that I could get a fussion of something classic, and something modern, I've recreated #4561 with some new details. It should be compatible with the Metroliner, but I wont know until tomorrow. You can see a sneak peek on the brickshelf (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Toy vs Model...The real issue (was Re: Another 6wide/8wide ramble)
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(...) I think this point is key. 8 widers seem to think of Lego trains as models, where a majority of 6 widers (there are exceptions) see them as toys. My opinion is that 6 or 8 wide in your own collection is up to you, but Lego needs to keep making (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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