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(...) I was trying to get people to calm down from throwing out ideas like "well, just buy a new trailer" or "just rent a Ryder, never mind that you use the trailer for storage between shows", which are not particularly helpful suggestions. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) Minifigs are minifig scale. I know they don't scale up to human size: my head isn't as tall as my torso, and my legs are longer than both. Oh, and I have knees. I suspect TLG designed them to be somewhat childlike. Large round heads, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) The problem is that minifigs don't actually have human proportions. Therefore, "minifig scale" is actually kind of wonky too. ericc (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Ben Fleskes wrote re th efolding buffet-table type legs: (...) Those legs are stronger then you might think (with decent fixings, of course). They are quite happy with a 280lb guy on the table. Mind you, if it's a long table, it tends to sag in the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) They're not to any particular scale... depending on the dimension you use you get different scales. They are either extremely fat normal height people, or extremely stunted normal thickness people. Lego was just predicting what we all will (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Ok, I have not managed to read many posts in the last 4 weeks or so(I hold my head in shame) due to work comitments.I have recently purchased a Panther radio controlled model tank, 1.25th scale. As a teenager I used to have 1.35th scale tanks etc. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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That's supposed to be "yall" not "all", dang spell checker! I need the southern version.. ;) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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Christopher, I'd defiantly like to see some detail on how all did the hinges with the legs. I'd love to keep the 2x2 legs I already have. So if I can find a way to hinge them and keep the same sturdiness, that would be great. I'm actually using 1" x (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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john kelly <jkelly69@skypoint.com> wrote in message news:Frvws2.LtC@lugnet.com... (...) doubt (...) to (...) trailer. Well, you could always secure your rack with either a spacer or lock the wheels. I would suggest that straps could hold it to a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) top. it's pretty cool too :) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Dan Boger of WAMALUG took this great "woosh" train photo! (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Well, this is turning-out to be a long thread so I think I'll add my 2 cents. I'm a big supporter of modular standards. But practically speaking, it isn't likely that Conan's GMLTC modules are going to be run with many other-standard modules in the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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I don't know that you can strip away the trucks, trailers and paying for stuff. Fact of the matter is that 65" works better for the trailer. I doubt that we will really have more of a problem with people wanting to attach to our layout than we will (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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OK, I think we're letting ourselves be worked up more than we should. I know it's true for me, I just had a rather heated offline exchange with John G, which is rather odd, he doesn't usually get excited, I must really be getting under his collar. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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This is the BigBoy loco I have been working on and am nearly finished, exsept for 8 more wheels and a nother electric motor. (URL) this is a site that you can find real BigBoys. (URL) Andrew Reynolds Home: landrew@i1.net Work: (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) some (...) coal (...) than (...) Hey Larry, thanks for the reply. I think I'll work it as I did the big boy, having the driver set attached to the body the the loco with sliding translations points to allow some growth in turns. Using a pivot (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Gerlach <john.gerlach@bestbu...ospam.com> wrote in message news:FrvorK.DuA@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) transportation (...) Listen to this one: Rent a U-Haul. You can get them fairly cheap and only need them for the shows. Then you can take as (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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(...) 64 (...) of (...) pics (...) job (...) La (...) course (...) Hello Dan, I think that building the big boy into an 8-wide would be great example of why 8-wides should be considered. My big boy is 7-wide, boiler is 5-wide plus walking rails, and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's funny to speak of a loco that had a lifetime of what, 4 years from acceptance trials to being scrapped, as having eras (!), but I get what you mean. I'd go with whatever is easiest to model, or if it's a tossup, as built. I think there (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well done Larry. The big boy I built accually is shorter than Dan's big boy, but it is because I scaled the real train schematics to lego grid paper and worked from there, scaling using the diameter of the driver to match the technic medium (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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