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Re: Pictures of 8mm:1ft scale trains
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Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:37:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
> Here's a link to pictures of my Lego trains
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> www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=35408
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> These are the trains (with others) that will be running at the NEC, Birmingham
> in December. All are built to (approximate) 8mm:1ft scale - usually 8-wide plus
> extra bits.
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> The pictures are taken in my loft, which was built for the purpose (as we Brits
> don't often have a large cellar).
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> You can see that the curves are spaced out with straights, but they are still
> 120ft radius (80ft in the yard) to the scale.
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> Have a look and tell us what you think!
Hello Mark-
I enjoyed viewing your trains-- I also build 8wide+, but I have calculated my
scales a little differently than you have.
Though the gauge of LEGO track "says" virtually 1 stud = 1 foot (about 10 wide),
I abandoned that scale almost immediately. I didn't like how small the LEGO
wheels looked on a 10 wide, which are about the scale of 1:48. That is the
scale I call 8wide (same as "O" scale here in the US), so even though the track
gauge is too wide, I still operate under the 1:48 scale.
That said, I also am working on a new scale which I call Lgauge1, which utilizes
gauge 1 track and trucks and comes out to be 12 wide for standard gauge at 1:32.
In the past I have dabbled in some 14 and even 16 wide cars, but I am settling
down on 12 wide, which is, ironically (to me, at least), almost the perfect
scale for Jack Stone figs:-) I have 1 car completed which I still need to
photograph, and a few more are on the drawing table. I also utilize some
modified minifigs for my townsfolk-- I'll really have to get some pics up...
All of this 1:32 business is directed towards creating a garden railroad, a la
the trains in Miniland (which also utilize non-LEGO track and trucks). So, it
appears that I build slightly smaller as well as slightly larger than you:-)
John
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> Does anyone else build to this scale?
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> Mark Bellis
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| (...) Even on British trains (more so on American), the wheels are less visible than with 6-wide Lego trains due to the vehicles being wider than the track. For some of the engines I haven't been able to put the wheels where they should be due to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| Here's a link to pictures of my Lego trains www.brickshelf.com/c...gi?f=35408 These are the trains (with others) that will be running at the NEC, Birmingham in December. All are built to (approximate) 8mm:1ft scale - usually 8-wide plus extra bits. (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.trains)
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