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| | | (...) Oh, Eric, you mean *14 wide*....>;^D (...) Lar is correct. There isn't even a particular "G" scale, although there is an effort to codify under the term "Large Scale" (LS). G scale can refer to 1:22.5 (LGB), 1:25, or 1:29 (USA). The correct (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? —Katie Dokken
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| | | | (...) 1:22.5 (...) 1:32. You forgot 1:20.3, 1:24, and a small smattering of 1:30. Also, many more manufacturers than LGB and USA Trains. And many of us "large scalers" don't appreciate the efforts to "codify" our scale names under the NMRA. We like (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Yikes, sensitive subject;-) Hey Katie, I'd *love* to hear more about your hobby! What scale *do* you model, and have you ever considered modeling LEGO trains to G scale? I have done some of this and intent to do a lot more, and using Belville (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? Now: G Scale —Katie Dokken
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| | | | (...) Actually, yes. Not for me though. I could really care less. But for many of the others in "G scale", "Large scale" or whatever, they really get their noses out of joint over it. And when they explain their reasoning I see their point but still (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? Now: G Scale —Christopher Masi
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| | | | | (...) Sounds like the great 8- vs. 6-wide debate (no debate is to polite word) squabbling that goes on around here. (...) snip We seem to be a bit friendlier around here than some of the folk populating the other parts of the internet, and John (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? Now: G Scale —John Neal
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| | | | (...) lol I guess we know why those yahoos post there;-) (...) I'll tell you what. I am so tired and bored with people who have such narrow POVs with respect to LEGO. Paint your LEGO? Decal it? Cut it? Combine it with Bestlock (well, okay, even *I* (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? Now: G Scale —Katie Dokken
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| | | | | (...) in (...) Ya, that was sorta my take on it all. I just took my toys and went home. Some people just don't play well with others. (...) you (...) Thanks! Yes, once upon a time I had one of the largest Playmobil collections around but I don't (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? Now: G Scale —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) as (...) Some (...) cheap (...) couple (...) Ooh, I really didn't need to see those pictures... I keep stealing glances at the Playmobile toys. They just look so nice, and mixing them with large scale trains ooh ahh (of course Playmobile's own (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Great train related web sites? Now: G Scale —Katie Dokken
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| | | | | | (...) Frank, Thanks! I have other pictures too but I have a major space limit on that server and I'm already over.... I used to buy many of the Playmobile train cars to "kitbash" and make other cars from them. They were good cheap parts. LGB used to (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Neals Baits, I'm biting. —John Kelly III
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| | | | ...snipped until the part where John goes fishing... (...) ...snipped some more... Okay, I'll bite. I've never had a problem with people deciding to decal, cut, or use other bricks. All I've said is that it's dishonest then to call it a "Lego" (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: Neals Baits, I'm biting. —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | In lugnet.trains, John Kelly III writes: <snip> (...) I read through this fairly carefully, and unless J3 is saying that J2 is saying that people should say that their creation is "pure" when it isn't, I do not think these two are disagreeing. And I (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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