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(...) Correction - that should be 48x144 grey "brick" It's the height of a brick, but there's no holes on the bottom. SRC StRuCtures (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Kai, LEGO is not simply one person, it is a large global company. Having that in mind you might understand that different replies from various sources within the same company may also include different contents. It seems that you have contacted (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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(...) It's not just for you people in North America and the few British fans: I want to read the pages of any other AFOL worldwide and I want to make it possible for them to read my pages. In my eyes, English is the only language, which is worldwide (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Another good site is Dictionary.com just go to the traslator and paste the URL. And according to babelfish steine means stones ("e" i think makes it plural) kai (posting to much this morning because of a SNOW DAY HAHAHAHA) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.trains)
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That doesnt seem right i mailed them a letter a couple months ago and the LEGO GROUP said "we can not take any ideas from our costumers due to legal reasons" and i would scan the letter but my scanner is broke. I dont know maybe lego has changed, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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That doesnt seem right i mailed them a letter a couple months ago and the LEGO GROUP said "we can not take any ideas from our costumers due to legal reasons" and i would scan the letter but my scanner is broke. I dont know maybe lego has changed, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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(...) were amazing!!! I appreciate the fact that you’ve created an English web page for us Canadians and Americans to view. Sincerely, Richard You can reach me @ SHROUD_OF_KUNG_FU@Hotmail.com -Lego good, Canada great-® (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Folks, as some of you might have heared already, the FGLTC (First German Lego® Train Club) is starting the 5th train event in Braunschweig / Northern Germany. Braunschweig is a town right between Hannover and Berlin (and for e.g. just 415 km away (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Don't know how you define 'good' but try (URL) Paste the URL of the site you wish to translate into the appropriate box, tell it what languages to translate to and from and you're off. It doesn't handle grammatical translation too well (word (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.trains)
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Yes, fhe fact that TLC/LD "recognized" another AFOL group is great too! Wish I could read along in 1000steine.dl... What does 1000steine mean? From what I know, a 'steine' is a beer mug, correct? Any good translator web sites that can handle the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.trains)
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Hi all! Sorry for having canceled my original message, here it is again.... most of you know that there are several smaller AFOL communities besides LUGNET. The forum at www.1000steine.de is one of these communities similar to Lugnet but a bit (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, 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.... Works now! Thanx, Mark Millére LUGnet # 525 Millére's Spares (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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LEGO Fans, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club will have a display at the Great American Train Show December 16 and 17, 2000 in Tampa, Florida. See you at the show or check out the pictures next week... Robin W. Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl) !
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Matthew Greene <hrcpins4us@aol.com> wrote in message news:G5DuuA.7AD@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) would (...) And standard points without the double curve!! ROSCO (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just for the record, Australia has an Interstate network of 4'8-1/2", and state networks of 4'8-1/2" (New South Wales, South Australia), 3'6" (Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania) and 5'3" (Victoria, South Australia) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Bryan Kinkel wrote in message ... (...) Oh give me a break. What's the big deal? Why does Lego have to be sooo secretive about the trains. They have NEVER responded to any requests for a statement (on LUGNET) about their future status. The way Lego (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think the radius of a larger curve should be 56 studs, i.e. 16 larger than the current radius of 40 (not 20). This would put parallel tracks 16 studs apart just like they are with the current points. I haven't thought about clearance but I'm (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) And even more: it might be a hint about TLC reading "our" www.1000steine.de since 50% of ther German AFOLs seem to be train heads like me and TLC seemed to take note of that fact. :-) Leg Godt! Ben (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks! :-) When the Guiness PNLTC stuff was going on with (...) Yes, I agree, but you need a foundation or a masive ballast, because the strings try to tilt the pillar. The bow bridge has the advantage to stand on two points (or lines in (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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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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Hello everybody, Based on what I saw after reading Chris Masi's post on his automated points creation ((URL) I began to do some thinking of my own and came up with a design for automated points which are controlled with a Bar code Unit. I used a (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Gauge is -nothing- to do with scale. The proof can be had with N scale (or 2mm scale, if you use UK conventions) Why? Because, 2mm scale, Standard gauge, works out to 9.42mm track gauge. Not 9mm. So, if you are running you "scale" 1/148th (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No. We know that most of _continental europe, the UK and North America_ are 4-8-1/2". However, there is a lot of narrow gauge stuff around, and a fair amount of broad gauge too. All of Russia is 5' something. Africa is mostly 3'6", Australia (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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These data are from a handbook of TRAIN model, you will see the gauge is not only by width between rail, also by scale of model. Zhengrong Type Width of Rail Scare in Japan in USA in Europe in UK 1 45mm 1/30 1/32 1/32 1/32 O 32mm 1/45 1/48 1/45 (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Okay, I am going to cease and desist on the topic of 8 wide, maybe forever, if all you naysayers would just consider this: -8 wide is no different in scale than 6 wide-- same minifig, same track. -8 wide is plain and simply 6 wide plus a row of 1xs (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hmmm... I'm going to come down on the other side from most of the posts in this thread. I'd really like to see Lego produce some 8 wide train models. Personally, I build in 6, 7 or 8 wide. I mix and match them on the same train and I don't (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think it's already dead elsewhere:-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Careful with your vocabulary. The word "gauge" specifically refers to the distance between the rails. I think you mean "scale". (...) Good way IMO to determine scale. We know that proto is 4' 8 1/2" and so it's easy to figure out. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I believe you mean 40 studs... You would want to increase the radius in 2.5" increments (8 studs) so that a semi-circle will still measure out to equal a set number of straight tracks. The current curve will form a circle that is as wide as 5 (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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But I believe the RCX-story is the reason why Lego has problems now, in Austria the RCX-sets are sold very good, but they are not used by the children, but by theire parents! So it could imagine that the target-group of people are adults in this (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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So, I have been reading posts and thinking about tight curves vs large layouts vs long train cars... here's some thoughts to react to... There seems to be several ways to skin this cat. You can determine gauge by starting with: 1) Rail width 2) Rail (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I just measured and the radius of LEGO track and it's 20 studs (to the center of the tie). The question is what should the wider track radius be. Add 8 studs and the ties are touching end-to-end, not a great solution, way to close. There needs to be (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) My final verdict? 1.Continue current 9V line with optional DCC upgrade (decoders in the power trucks). 2.Offer couplers similar to Aristo-Craft G-scale trains(spring-loaded knuckle couplers)with option of continuing with current magnetic (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What is the common goal??? That's what I'm trying to establish . Would people still want toywides or would they want something more? Do people just want more metroliners in 5 colors, or something more? *Do people really care, or would they (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hear Hear, 6 or 8 either way bigger radius curves, 1/2 and 1/4 length straight track would be welcomed by all. If TLG wants sales to all, make a track adjustment pack available. While their at it "Y" and "X" points would be a nice addition (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Just a suggestion on web page design... DO NOT use fullsize pics and just use Height and Width to resize them. It's just rude to people on dialups. If you want a page to have small thumbnails, MAKE THUMBNAILS, and link them to the fullsized pics. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <3A33F533.F484ACC4@u...st.net>... (...) *will* (...) track. (...) year." I'd say HOORAY to that! Kevin (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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kai brodersen wrote in message ... (...) There you are then - now we're talking about the same thing! Divide the diameter (edge to edge) by 2 and you get the radius (centre to edge). Kevin (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A342C3A.27804F...est.net... (...) it (...) akin (...) I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. I'm only a lurker in L.T right now - I'm not a serious buider yet, but one of the projects (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, seems I didn't really specify to whom your response should be directed, and so I took your vague response personally. Now that we know you would respond that to them, why say you that? Anyway, maybe it would be a good thing that they (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Agreed. Unfortunately, I don't see this thread as "working toward a common goal". Instead what I see is that J2 has went to every post that he didn't agree with and tried to refute it, point by point. If someone were trying to hypothetically (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Maybe you are on to something, Tony. Rather than try and get all of these folks into the mindset of evolving the 9 volt system, let TLC create a second, more realistic, prototype-modeling 8 wide train line. And TLC can still keep producing (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) "Not at all" what? You said "if the guy in charge asked what I would think" and I told you what I would say. Are you now speaking FOR this hypothetical person? (...) We'll see. We'll just see what we shall see. ++Lar (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Unusable??? Thought that was the beauty of LEGO (or have you *glued* all of your bricks?:-) What's so wrong with starting a new line? Nobody complained when they switched to 9 volt in 1991, and rendered all of the 12 volt stuff "usable". So (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A33E582.4335F9...est.net... (...) least (...) fair (...) real (...) larger (...) of (...) go (...) makes (...) or (...) of (...) saying (...) you (...) As someone who builds 'toy trains', I (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A33E042.D55AD1...est.net... (...) official (...) currently (...) probably (...) designed (...) wide (...) bigger (...) will (...) Take a look at my trainstation: (URL) see my style of (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) *will* license with Kadee® to produce trucks and couplers which will fit O scale track. After that, you are on your own, and we will release 10 new locos/cars a year." (...) Ick. Worst possible solution, because it renders 30 years of Lego (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The major drawback to going smaller is that, if you scale back to 6 wide, you will alienate the minifig. They would become almost 7 feet tall (Remember, 4 wide is HO scale; 6 wide isn't much larger than that). But speaking of scaling back, O (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, because one will have the choice of 4' or 60cm curves (IIRC, they are 60 cm, too lazy to find the box for my 7710 to check) So, it will only matter to people like me who have fixed room layouts, and event then, not all that much, because (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Larry's all wet with his 1/3 this and 1/3 that blah blah. 8 wide trains are just that-- 2 studs wider than your trains-- that's all. Why ever would you think you'd need to increase the size of a huge layout like yours by a third???? But you (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugn (...) Because no one else even comes _close_ to the price that Lego have for a 1/4"-1/2" model range. Old Hornby O goes for astronomical prices, new Lionel is just about as bad! (I mean, the current production hudsons are $500 USD...not in (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Not at all. (...) Never said that. (...) This "funny math" needs to be dispelled right now. True, it is 1/3 wider, but length is arbitrary according to how much you want to compress (even I compress BION). And height remains the same (I just (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is my whole point! Are people happy with TLC producing "toy" trains, or would people like to see a move on the part of TLC to go to the next level of detail and sophistication in the trains theme! I hear a lot of people saying that they (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think that you can't have it both ways. MOCs IMO will always look bigger (and better) than TLC offerings, mainly because we are not limited by some imaginary price point TLC set designers are. So having the 2 side by side will always not be (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd rather see GOOD 6-wide designs than BAD 8-wide designs. The recent LEGO trains (4559 & 4561) are just not very realistic trains. I think kids (and AFOLs) would rather have realistic looking trains. One of the issues is the North America (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I have started posting, but am stuck using an incredibly slow dial-up account, so it could take me a while! For some reason, when uploading via my DSL, it sends the zip file, but then nothing shows up. :( BTW Adrian, has your wife come home and seen (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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The yellow Technic bridge is a bow truss. It is not an arch. Truss members are either in tension or compression and truss joints are assumed to be pinned or hinged. An arch works in compression. All of the bridges mentioned are cool! Build On! John (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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You know what i was tought the way i wrote down, and if you want to argue fine, just come over to my house and see i have a working railroad based on that concept. Maybe there are different ways for finding the turn radius and i relized the fact (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) 6 wide. I'd rather they continue to match past and current trains than start something new .My home layout doesn't have the clearances for 8 wide. I would also be concerned about the 8 wide cost vs. future 6 wides. (...) No. I can't see how (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, John Neal (<3A32A16E.30CC5580@...west.net>) wrote at 21:18:00 (...) I wouldn't be that bothered. When I get round to it, I'll be building 8 wide, but the wheelsets, couplers, etc are the same either way. Perhaps both sizes? A (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello all, The recent thread about the reed switch used as a train detector reminded me that there are some new elements available for people playing with RCXs. I'm sure they've been discussed in the robotics groups, but I thought I'd mention them (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just had a new thought I've not heard others mention. What if, instead of scaling up the trains to 8-wide, they scaled the track down to 6-wide? (!!!!!!) I just had the thought, so I don't know whether this would even work, but off the top (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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kai brodersen wrote in message ... (...) radius You're still wrong Kai. Nor are you the only model railroader here. Take any issue of Model Railroader and find a track plan. Compare the scale on the plan to the stated minimum RADIUS and you'll see (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have really enjoyed building eight wide, but I do not think it would be the right thing for LEGO to do. I think 8-wides would be too expensive. I also think that 8-wides would be too big. To have good size run of track for 6-wides takes up a (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Reading John's message gave me an idea. If the cab is slightly rounded then you could put 2 2x2 black windows in the front, and angle 2, one on each side, 2x2 black windows like I [1] and Ben Fleskes(the green and white PNLTC trolley?) did on (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Try printing it as a "negative" and applying it to white bricks. In other words - if your want white letters on a black background print the black background and let the white brick show through the clear letters. Brian (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.general)
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(...) For me the basic point comes down to size. My layout is 9 X 20 and to increase it by 1/3 would mean I could never set all the modules up. Also as Larry point out increased cost would slow down developement. 8 wides are great for models, 10 or (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Looks pretty cool,i like the overpass. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Wow. Very beautiful. Hope to see some close-up pics soon. I'm very interested in how you attached the 4.5 curve track to the rest of the structure. Do they pop off if the bridge gets bumped, or did you come up with a clever solution? Are those (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'd respond "Are you out of your mind?". If you think TLC 6 wide trains are too expensive, just think how bad 8 wide ones would be. 1/3 more in each direction == approximately double == 2x the cost. I don't think you have to worry that this is (...) (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... (...) 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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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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"Michael Lachmann" <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message news:G5AGqn.IpD@lugnet.com... (...) If TLC can create a language for children powerful enough to control Technic robots, I'm confident they can also make a similar type for trains. Also if (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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