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(...) I too was thinking this. Keep all the current compatibility with the 9V track, but add the occasional 8-wide model. Kevin's "BigRed" was a great high-light at our show, just sitting there on its own track segment looking good while all the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) the (...) are (...) or (...) Yep, although the aspect ratio starts to come into play, for _any_ railway, about 3:1 width of stock:track is maximum ratio for comfortable running. (for example on 7.x" track, a 20" wide loco/car is about as wide (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) See, this is what I get for going into Comp.Eng. instead of Civil. :-) So unless I'm mistaken, (and yes it happens all too often) Arne's, (and James') and all of Ben's are all various examples of bow truss bridges. All the more reason to get (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Christian, Thanks for posting the reply you got from Lego Direct. I was pleased to see a) that an AFOL got a pleasant, personal email from Lego Direct b) a mention about possible new trains from Lego Direct Even though the train line mention was (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I would argue that they are the same scale, based on the minifig. It's just that 6 wide is compressed widthwise, which is different than it being a different scale. (...) I stand corrected:-) (...) I never said I was trying to lobby TLC-- (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Wouldn't LEGO models look more like wide gauge trains? If they were narrow, the trains would have to be the size of G scale (although something tells me we are not on the same page here). Example: If I wanted to model, say 30" gauge, I would (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 8 wides will be more expensive. Even if height remains the same - and based on the 8-wides constructed so far within the GMLTC that's not necessarily the case - you're still expanding the footprint by 1.33 * 1.33 = 1.75 area increase, and (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, John Neal (<3A342C3A.27804FD4@...west.net>) wrote at 01:22:12 (...) This was what I was thinking. (...) ...which is not unreasonable, if you are a 10 year old, and have to play with it in your bedroom & take it down before you (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yikes! YAHOO has "disappeared" my zip files. I will upload and correct the link later tonight. Don't have them where I'm at right now.... sorry (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ahui The link for the 27 more photos is not working, I have tried it the last three days Thanx, Mark Millére LUGnet # 525 Millére's Spares (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A32A16E.30CC55...est.net... (...) 6 wide please regards lawrence (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The program for the barcode unit is very easy: step 1: push sensor step 2: motor turns left step 3: 1 sec. step 4: push sensor step 5: motor turns right step 6: 1 sec. I made a part of the train stick out on the side so it touches a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Correction, 8 wide is the same gauge but either represents stock proportionally larger to the gauge or is a different "scale". However there is no "LEGO scale" so your assertion is technically of null semantic content. But, as this imprecision (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Try using the following then: www.geocities.com/je...Trains.htm if not this should work but it will only give you the page in question and you will not be able to see the rest of the site. www.geocities.com/je...cenery.htm (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think you should give a direct picture link or make up a version without Java script.... I visited your page 4 times and each time my Netscape 4.6 stopped working and died. :-( Leg Godt! Ben (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Okay all I have redone the pictures so that they are TRUE tumbnails on the main page. They should help with the slow downloads of the page. Sorry about tthat all. I ran fine on my PC so I took that as it would run fine eveywhere else. Guess I forgot (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) In fact that's not mine, but Torsten Wernecke built those: (URL) more detailed: (URL) I mean that huge huge suspension arch he built. That would be this one: (URL) this is the still existing smaller version, which will be used in our train (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) points (...) thinking (...) connected to the Codepilot? Ciao Mario (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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That is one reason why I made this programme. (URL) Stangl, VFAQman <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message news:3A344244.CEF94C...faq.com... (...) It's just (...) MAKE (...) have to wait (...) details on. (...) (URL) take (...) connection. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message news:3A344244.CEF94C...faq.com... (...) It's just (...) MAKE (...) have to wait (...) details on. (...) (URL) take (...) connection. Seconded. I have 56k and its still too slow I have no (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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