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Re: Train catalogs
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:43:38 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote:
> David Graham wrote:
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> > In lugnet.trains, Bryan Kinkel wrote:
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> > > What if I want to see European engines & stock? Who are the major
> > > manufacturers?
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> > I like LGB catalogues. They contain American & European trains.
> > The pictures tend to be big so good to work from.
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> The only problem is that LGB is officially narrow-gauge, however several of
> their models are normal gauge, making for bad scale. And they do loads of
> selective compression (specially length-wise) , so I'd grab a good drawing
> of the real thing before building it to avoid proportion mistakes.
Normally Lego models have selective compression.
Very few people build to scale.
Look at MiniLand at Legoland, the Santa Fe Train Cars etc.
David
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| (...) For scale building I have used mostly books with drawings for British trains, and I found the Model Railroader Cyclopedias for US steam and diesel engines, but I'm not sure if there are books for mainland European trains. Does anyone know if (...) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Train catalogs
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| (...) True, but I think its useful to have the correct proportions to create your own selective compression from, otherwise it ends up doubly selectively compressed! Tim (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) The only problem is that LGB is officially narrow-gauge, however several of their models are normal gauge, making for bad scale. And they do loads of selective compression (specially length-wise) , so I'd grab a good drawing of the real thing (...) (19 years ago, 3-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains)
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