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Re: Shay #5
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:07:51 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Lewis Valentine writes:
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> > Here are some pictures to my new Shay #5
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> Wonderful MOC, Lewis-- great attention to details! As I was pouring over your
> pics, it struck me that you have cleverly built past minifig scale to around
> 1:29. Though you are 8 wide, Shays were a little over 9 feet wide. Also,
> Shays ran on narrow gauges, so utilizing LEGO gauge pushes you upscale as well,
> sort of like the popular scale On3, where you'd model in O scale (1:48), but
> use HO scale track to simulate 30" gauge rails.
You are correct, i really don't try to achieve "minfig scale" with just
about any trains i build. I try to keep the train in scale with itself. This
usually means using the wheels as my constant and working from there. (i am
sure many of you do the same) This made the shay large. (It does look a
little out of place on the ngltc layout. It is taller than stacy's big boy.)
You are correct shay's are on narrow guage, which made the engine even larger.
The model is actually a 9+ wide. The pistons and the piston drive chain
actually hang out a little over the 8 wide base.
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| (...) hehe scale is a fun thing:-) (...) Now technically speaking (no pun intended), to use regular LEGO track gauge as narrow gauge (say 30"), you'd have to assume a technic fig to be 5 feet high and you'd actually have to build 18 wide to achieve (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Shay #5
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| (...) Wonderful MOC, Lewis-- great attention to details! As I was pouring over your pics, it struck me that you have cleverly built past minifig scale to around 1:29. Though you are 8 wide, Shays were a little over 9 feet wide. Also, Shays ran on (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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