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Subject: 
Re: New Poll
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 07:51:17 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
I'm at it again...

http://members.lugnet.com/polls/ballots/?n=126

-Harvey (The Train Troll)

You forgot one important answer, so I canot answer your poll at all: I build
all stuff in 7 wide now, since that is my personal favorite compromise in
running behaviour and look. Additionally 7 wide can still run among 6-wides.

7-wide = trains
6-wide = trucks
5-wide = cars

Regards,

Ben



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: New Poll
 
Agreed. The advantage of 7-wide is also that it runs fine on 12V track, 8-wide will not. My original idea of 7-wide was "broad gauge". 7 wide looks more real as wheels are really under the train. Still, front sheilds on engines are problems when (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New Poll
 
7 Wide for me too + narrow guage of varying studs width depending on size of prototype Tim (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New Poll
 
(...) I agree. I try to build all new trains 7 wide. It's a bit more work but it does seem to be the ideal size for the track. KL (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New Poll
 
(...) You also forgot 1-wide 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)

Message is in Reply To:
  New Poll
 
I'm at it again... (URL) (The Train Troll) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)

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