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Re: YOU be the designer
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 04:36:43 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@USWESTihatespam.NET
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Well, what would be more prototypical than 8 stud wide trains with tight
curves.... to me that sounds like narrow gauge.  Although I'm not a big fan
of narrow gauge, it would seem to me to be the perfect application. [1]

[1] OTOH the minifig would have to been abandoned and the midifig would be
to scale.  Then you'd have to go 10 stud wide, and that's G scale right
there.  Sounds like fun to me!

Larry Pieniazek wrote:

> John Neal wrote:
> 
> <larger radius curve>
> YES! How did I forget? Also shorter segments to allow more layout
> variety.
> 
> <8 stud rant>

you mean 1 stud rants;-)

> 
> 
> I thought long and hard about 8 stud. I do understand why it would be
> desirable scalewise but I think 6 stud is the way to go. Too big a
> change. Everything else in LegoLand is minifig scale... so are trains. 8
> stud canNOT go with that tight curve, 6 stud is bad enough. That
> curvature is tolerable for euroshorties, but actually is a bit over the
> edge for american lengths already. Scale up the length to stay
> proportional to the increase in width and height and you quickly get out
> of hand.
> 
> > Shouldn't we be cross
> > posting to .dear-lego?
> 
> Let's see if we get some other ideas... I was not looking for everyone
> to say "great, Lar, you got it 100% right", although that's only my just
> due, of course... I was hoping for some discussion.

of course....not! - Lisa Leubner

> 
> 
> When we have a consensus then we could post to dear-lego to formalize
> it.
> 
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  Re: YOU be the designer
 
John Neal wrote: <larger radius curve> YES! How did I forget? Also shorter segments to allow more layout variety. <8 stud rant> I thought long and hard about 8 stud. I do understand why it would be desirable scalewise but I think 6 stud is the way (...) (27 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)

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