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Re: Shay #5
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 19:08:34 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
John wrote:

In lugnet.trains, Lewis Valentine writes:

Here are some pictures to my new Shay #5

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.


I stand corrected. The shays at Cass are indeed standard guage.



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  Re: Shay #5
 
(...) 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 (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)

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