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Re: Compressionism (D&RGW coach set)
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Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:46:24 GMT
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Didier Enjary wrote:
> One point I am still curious is the "compressionism".
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> Many rolling stocks MOCs (not only 8wide but also 6wide) are compressed. I
> understand the aim is to make the trains to fit perfectly with the curved
> tracks but it has some consequences, for instance an oversized
> undercarriage gap : the trucks (boggies) looks to big, the base too high.
> This point can be seen on this picture :
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/SEBarile/coaches/DRG/p1010623.jpg
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> and compressionism just don't respect the scale... I'm curious about how
> do the LEGO train community feel with compressionism ?
With engines I always try to build to scale as far as possible, with coaches
this usually isn't possible due to length vs curve radius and a few other
practical limitations. Around 50-60 studs would be the max for length of
any rail vehicle. Otherwise you'll get something like this :
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1135688
The cars look great, but are impossible to run in a miniland layout.
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
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| (...) I think it all boils down to what PURPOSE you want your train MOC to have. Whether you want it to be just a beautiful display piece, to run on a layout, or hey, even a mixture of the two. A good example of the former would be this model (IMO) (...) (19 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hi Steve, I just agree the positive feedback posted in this thread. These coaches look great and, more important than anything else, you seems having fun to build them. (I particularly like the color scheme (aka livery) :-)) One point I am (...) (19 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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