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Re: Roundhouse project
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:28:25 GMT
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javanree@vanree^nospam^.net
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Ben Fleskes wrote:
> I've always had fun building various roundhouses for my trains. Now for
> something bigger - The Roundhouse Project.
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> I've developed a standard design for a single bay. Each bay can be
> connected to another to make a roundhouse with two, three, or as many bays
> as you might want.
> Each bay is 74 studs long, 14 studs wide at the front, 28 studs wide at
> the back and, represents 11.25 degrees of a circle.
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> If people agree with the standard and think it's a good idea, I will
> organize a gathering of the Roundhouse Project at Brickfest PDX in Feb
> 2004, in Portland, Oregon.
The idea is solid. However if I check the pictures of the first models the
height is too low for many models... I'd make it at least 2 bricks higher,
the LEGO Caboose might do nice as a try-out, or the 4551 with panto's up.
Also, what happens with large 8-wide trains? They might have objects
pointing out making for a total width of 10-11 studs... perhaps increasing
the distance from the front to the turntable a bit to make the front wider?
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
Brick Piles | Santa Fe B-unit
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