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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A32A16E.30CC55...est.net... (...) I'd prefer them to stay 6-wide. Moving to 8-wide would likely mean at least a 33% more bricks to build a train which means the cost would go up a fair (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Ultimately, no, I suppose it doesn't much matter to me, as there'd still be the issue of particular prototypes and genres. Personally I prefer 8W, and North American prototype (or near to it). As long as the basics can be had, like track, (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 6 wide. Why? because Lego is NOT to scale, and the amount of space I cover with traintrack is excessive as it is :). New curves, yes. 8 wide? No thanks. If I want scale models, I go downstairs and work on the P4 stuff. If I want large scale (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A32A16E.30CC55...est.net... (...) For me, when LEGO would ask I would prefer to keep it 6 wide. Why? Al my current rolling stock is 6 wide to match the 'look and feel' of the official sets I (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I justed added pics of the train station my wife created! Check it out. (URL) to the train link and click and click on the intermediate button followed by the scenery button. The pics are at the bottom! Let me know what you think. Here is a summary (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Some questions which I would like all LTDs (LEGO Train Dudes) to ponder and discuss: What if the guy/gal in charge of designing LEGO trains posted here and asked, "Should we continue to design LEGO trains 6 wide or begin to design them 8 wide?" What (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: Radius of the track (was Re: Need some help with some Train specs)
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Ok i am sorry but again this is how it works! The term Radius(in model railroading) originates from the fact that you take a half circle of track and measure it from one outside track to the other outside. The term TURN RADIUS(in model railroading) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"kai brodersen" <cbrodersen@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G5B5E8.FvM@lugnet.com... (...) from the middle of the circle to the track. IIRC the center of the track is used when measuring the radius of train tracks). (...) Sorry for nitpicking, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I am sorry but thats not how ya' do it. The turn radius is basically measuring how wide a half a circle of track is from the outer track across the half circle to the outer track on the opposite side. check out this drawing it will help. (URL) term (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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