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Re: how long is a piece of straight track?
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Thu, 30 Aug 2001 01:41:48 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Martin writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Steve Martin writes:
> >
> > No, a piece of track is longer than 5". 16 studs is ~5 1/32", but a piece
> > of track has tabs that stick out on the end to connect to the next piece of
> > track which makes it slightly longer (2 studs, IIRC. That would make it ~5.6").
> >
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> I didn't remember correctly. It the overlap is offset by 1/2 stud making
> the total length only 17 studs (~5.35").
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> Steve
Well I have the pieces in my hand right now and 8 pieces of track fit perfectly
onto 4 32x32 (studs) baseplates end to end. My impression was that those
baseplates were 10" square. So the track pieces would be approx. 5" each. I
don't think a 1/32 is going to affect that dimension a whole lot. Also I guess
I wasn't including the interlocking tabs that stick out of each end. Well
anyhow, that's my 2cents.
-Jason Spears
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