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Re: New and old to lugnet at the same time :-)
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 16 Nov 2004 03:10:33 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Samarth Moray wrote:
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Hi John,
It’s nice getting a reply from you. I fell in love with the 8 wides when it
clicked in my head: I had two failed 6-wide designs for the WDP-4, and the
only way to get the front windows to look right, was NOT to use this piece
of you know what:
But car sunroof pieces instead.
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I liked the sunroof solution.
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I’m proud of it too :-)
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Btw, the EMD WDP-4 class is no more (snif snif) I had to scrap it for parts
for the three foot thing.
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:-( But you rendered it in ldraw, no?
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No. Actually I just like to see how the ‘face’ of my new model will look like
first, so usually it’s the cab that defines my locos shape. this is the only
part I do in LDraw. I also test new designs here first.It’s very helpful, but
quite painstaking.
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Interestingly, You and I don’t share the same
opinion with regards to scale for 8-wides: IMHO, 1 stud=1 ft is too long.
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Actually, I agree with you. Though the track gauge is about right for 1 stud
= 1 foot, that would actually make for a 10 wide scale, since most modern
locos are about 10 feet wide. So when building 8 wide, I assume about 1 stud
= 1.3 feet, and forget the fact that the track gauge is too wide (assuming
standard gauge). The danger is building a loco that is too big for the LEGO
train wheels. For locos with “C” trucks (3 axles), I find that the spacing
of the wheels on the LEGO 9 volt train motor is just about right.
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The
WDP-4 is my first try at a more manageable size: 1ft=3/4ths of a stud,
rounded of to the nearest whole number. (if I recall right, the real WDP-4
is around 60ft long and the model is 43 studs.) Eve this I use as a general
guideline, and try to use the various ‘greeblies’ (for want of a better
term), like grilles and stuff on the sides, to determine the actual size.
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Yes, there are many factors (limitations of the brick) that determine how a
MOC will be built. One resource that I find very helpful when addressing
scale issues is Dave Eaton’s scale
converter applet
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WOW! never knew about that one. I’ll use that from now on. I like your 1.3 feet
scale. I may try building in it sometime. See, this is cool. The feedback. I
love it.:-)
Samarth
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I’ve also written up a tutorial (very basic lego stuff) on modelling Indian
Railways in Lego. it should be up on that site (irfca.org) quite soon. I’ll
post here when it is. It also contains some pics of the ‘project three foot
thing’ :-)
Thans again for the help,
Samarth
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| (...) I liked the sunroof solution. (...) :-( But you rendered it in ldraw, no? (...) Actually, I agree with you. Though the track gauge is about right for 1 stud = 1 foot, that would actually make for a 10 wide scale, since most modern locos are (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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