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Re: Great train related web sites?
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Fri, 25 May 2001 11:35:58 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
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> > > Well if I want proto photos or a close approximation thereof, I sort of
> > > don't care what scale they are as long as they are *to scale* or close. (1)
> > > I can build from an HO pic just as easily as from a proto pic.... (2)
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> > Well if good *to scale* models of prototypes are what you want this is a site
> > I use all the time (I also head to their factory store as well as they are
> > the next town over). They have some incredible G Scale models.
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> > http://www.usatrains.com/
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> > For example here is a great Conrail GP40
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> > http://www.usatrains.com/r22305.html
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> Um, this is actually an SD, not a GP. It says it is and you can tell it's an
> SD since it has 6 axles. :-)
Bah! You are right I was just tierd. I had been looking at GP9's just
previously and must have been confused getting myself... :-)
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> > If LEGO wasn't my game and I had a couple hundred extra bucks I would plop it
> > down on one of these bad boys. Granted all that gets me is the engine but >they
> > are sweet models. Again I hadn't thought of giving this address because it
> > isn't pictures of real engines. It is a referance that I use often however.
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> They look nice but I am not totally convinced that using G models as your
> prototype is prudent, G has some distortion, no matter what you do, because
> of the gauge/scale issues with it. You'll be close but if you use a
> finescale model for a reference (such as an O or HO model) you'll be just a
> little bit closer.
I think both have their merits. "G" or "Large Scale" as John more aptly puts
it is nice because of its size and with size certain details can become
clearer. I do think at least these USA "G" scale models tend to be a bit
short. I also think many of us make our models a bit short because of the
tight turning radiuses we are forced to use. HO and O might get some
purportions better but sometimes Size really is better(1).
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> But for our purposes it may not be that important. Use what works!
Thats it! You can only be so percise doing a prototype model with LEGO so you
are always going to have to compromise somewhere.
Eric Kingsley
(1) - Just because size is better sometimes does not mean I either advocate or
am against 8 wide. My person preferance is 6 wide but if 8 wide floats your
boat then go for it. In my oppinion this is one case where Size isn't
necessarily better, although it could be depending on you point of view.
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| (...) There's a perfect example, thanks Eric! I agree with you, you *need* to make things selectively compressed in length, but my point is that I prefer to make that decision starting from an accurate depiction, instead of thinking that something (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) SD since it has 6 axles. :-) (...) They look nice but I am not totally convinced that using G models as your prototype is prudent, G has some distortion, no matter what you do, because of the gauge/scale issues with it. You'll be close but if (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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