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Re: 8 wide Super Chief (Kjeld was right!)
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 28 Feb 2002 05:30:12 GMT
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john@SPAMCAKEtcltc.org
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Andreas Stabno wrote:
> Nice job, John. This may be the first honest comparison between 6-wide and
> 8-wide models. Since there has been a debate on how many more bricks it
> takes to go to 8-wide, could you give an estimate as to how many pieces it
> took to build this version? Maybe we can settle that argument once and for all.
Thanks, Andreas-- you asked for it, you got it, Toyota;-)
As for brick count, well, I couldn't even guess. I did *a lot* of SNOT work which
is really a lot of monkey business that drives up piece count. Comparing mine with
the 10020 in a way other than by looks alone is a little like comparing apples and
oranges. I can say this-- if I were to convert my own MOC to 6 wide, I really
wouldn't reduce the piece count dramatically at all. The profile would remain the
same, and only a few bricks would be eliminated widthwise (many would simply be
reduced *in size*, so that wouldn't affect quantity).
Piece count IMO is a non-issue in the whole "debate"-- it's about a"toyish" look
verses a more prototypical look. Both have their place, just like Duplo and
Technic.... (did I just compare 6 wide to Duplo? Not really, since even Duplo is 8
wide;-)
-John
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> Thanks,
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> Andreas
> http://www.lugnet.com/~19/
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| (...) Nice job, John. This may be the first honest comparison between 6-wide and 8-wide models. Since there has been a debate on how many more bricks it takes to go to 8-wide, could you give an estimate as to how many pieces it took to build this (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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