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Re: cramming details into 6 studs
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 15 May 2001 15:05:21 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@USWEST.NETnomorespam
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> > Bryan Kinkel wrote:
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> > > I have been gathering photos of commuter trains in order to build SEPTA
> > > (Philadelphia transit) cars for my layout. While I have not actually sat
> > > down to build, I have been doing a lot of thinking on 6 vs. 8 wide and how
> > > it will impact my design.
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> > > Doing my cars 6 wide certainly has advantages as far as brick usage, etc.
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> > Not as many as you might think. Most people build 6 wide because it is the
> > norm, not because of economy of bricks. Remember, a 6 wide is just an 8 wide
> > compressed by 2 studs sideways; it's not really that many bricks.
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> Not everyone shares that opinion. I tend to hold the opposite view.
You mean that a 6 wide is *stretched* to get an 8 wide?
> To keep
> the proportions right, in many cases you need to increase everything by a
> third, not just the width. Not always, but in many cases.
Well, that's the point. The proportions are *wrong* to begin with in 6 wide-- if
you are trying to model to scale. But that's okay; I mean, compression
happens;-) It's just a matter of deciding *where* you want to compress. Length
is the obvious choice, given the tight diameter track curves and the brick usage
issues. But I have found that a little more width goes a long way....
And the beat goes on...
-John
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> ++Lar
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| (...) Again, I disagree. The body to truck proportions are wrong, yes. But, at least in my models, the LxWxH proportions are more or less correct. Sometimes the height is a bit too high for the width (maybe in the 'bug, for example) but not always. (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Not everyone shares that opinion. I tend to hold the opposite view. To keep the proportions right, in many cases you need to increase everything by a third, not just the width. Not always, but in many cases. ++Lar (25 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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