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(...) Personally, I try and avoid it like the plague. I consider building 6 wide trains an (unnecessary) exercise in width compression. Of all the types of compression, this particular one makes a train look wonky IMO. There is just no getting (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) It's the age old debate b/w 6 and 8 (or other) wide. For me, there are three overwhelming factors for my love of 6 wide and 'selective compression'-- 1. since the minifig isn't to the same scale as a person in all dimensions, making a (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey! That looks remarkably similar to Josh Baakko's 8-wide version! (URL) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) While I tend to agree with you, and I build to 'scale', I actually think that producing a compressed but right looking model is harder. While you avoid some of the problems of building to scale (need for more brick, problems with corners, etc) (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I know what you mean. When I see a fine compressed train, as in a James Mathis creation, the word that comes to my mind is "cute". LEGO train sets are "cute". In particular, I remember loving the cuteness of the (URL) Club Car> when it first (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Funny, when I see a fine looking (when on static display) 8 wide model on a curve, even a curve/straight/curve curve, the word that comes to mind is "ridiculous". If and when LEGO ever makes decent radii, I might switch. But till then, no. I (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Too bad YOU don't care enough to take up the challenge presented by those articulations ;-) (...) I'm sure he's talking about 8-wides in general. Like, I dunno, not just his.... Also, while we're at it, you misspelled 'nobody' ;-P I think my (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Trying for the record for fasted suggestion to "rejected" on LUGNET?(1) Go for it! Everybody's got to try to be good at something I guess. XFUT off-topic.fun 1 - "smilies" is already on the rejected list, I think... (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) If you were a tricky fellow, you could use it already. (URL) Jason Spears | (URL) House of Bricks> | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) That's interesting. I've never had the wonky weave problem. Perhaps it is because we go curve-straight-curve-straight (never 2 curves together). (...) Yeah, and bats will fly out of my butt! (...) <shrug> We build to run as well. And you will (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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<Throws bucket of cold water on the whole 6-wide vs. 8-wide posturing...> Build what you like. If it runs, great! If not, either live with it, or rebuild it. My take is as long as the 'trainheads' recognize what I'm trying to build, I've done a good (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I beg to differ. My minifigs recently came out in protest against the increased noise levels and pollution of trialling a proposed 8-wide design. I didn't have enough green 1x2 tiles with '100' print to contest the issue so will be sticking to (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You're right. No fun, but right. So get J2 to shut up, he's the main instigator of the "bigger is better" thing... you'd think he's compensating for something. (although Spencer and his 7 wide automobiles certainly don't help matters) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You send the rope, duct tape, and concrete and we'll find someone large named Chuck, Giudo, or Chuckles. (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, why don't you shut your piehole? A simple question was asked by Didier to the community asking what people thought of compressionism, and I responded. If you don't like my response, then keep it to yourself. (...) Ahem. "Family forum", (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Sadly, not possible. I'd be willing to bet he talks in his sleep. We still wonder where Ross got his building abilities. Maybe his mother? (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) At least you've tried it Jason. A lot of the critics of wider trains haven't had a decent go at it. It takes tenacity to make it work. I've been at it for 9 years now! If Lar is waiting for wider radius curves before trying it, let's see his (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Ugh, I can't stand it. We just had a layout that used c-s-c-s-c-s-c to avoid a track overlap, and I felt like puking as the trains went bobbing through it. I can only imagine how those poor minifigs felt. As for the 8-wide debate, we all know (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Better that way than having several clubmembers coming to you asking what that stupid big engine did to their trackside structures. (I was the only 8-wide builder at the time and built my engines big, heavy and as overpowered as possible :D ) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sorry, that's what I meant, apologies if that wasn't clear. Steve's right though, you need to stop hassling people about their desires (and they need to stop hassling you about yours)... (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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