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Re: Shay #5
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:14:50 GMT
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John wrote:
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> 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.
One quibble on the above statement:
Shays were also used on standard gauge, in fact, many of the larger
shays ran on standard gauge. The Cass Scenic Railway is standard gauge.
Frank
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| (...) I stand corrected. The shays at Cass are indeed standard guage. (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 9-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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