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Re: Lego Trains in larger gauge?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 6 May 2003 01:00:57 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Horst Lehner writes:
> Hello,
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> has anyone ever tried to build a train that has a larger gauge than the
> usual L-scale (be it 6, 8, or even more studs wide)? Obviously, such trains
> could not run on LEGO track, nor use standard LEGO train motors and wheel
> sets ...
Hello Horst,
As John Gerlach mentioned, I have experimented with larger scales of trains.
My first venture was the 14 wides, which I calculated to be about 1:29 scale.
I used G scale trucks and track for them, but I only built a few and never did
much else with them.
Then I got the bug to build miniland scale trains (although only 16 wide verses
18 wide at miniland). I built 2 cars, but had trouble finding trucks that were
big enough for them, and so that venture sort of died out. I figured 16 wides
to be at 1:24 scale, which would be perfect for gauge 2 track (2.5 inches
between the rails), I never got around to photographing the cars...
My latest and final venture into larger scale is 12 wide, which I figure to be
1:32 scale, or gauge 1. In fact, I call it "L Gauge 1":-) At that scale, G
scale track is exactly the correct gauge, and a minifig is 4 feet, 4 inches
tall. With a little alteration, I can get a minifig to look pretty close to
1:32. I'll have to post some pics of some of my figs....
It is my plan to create a garden rail using G scale track and trucks with the
12 wides (Aristocraft makes train motors that are surprisingly similar to LEGO
train motors). This is going to be a loong term project, even while we are
working to complete the TCLTC layout (which is 8 wide).
JOHN
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