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Re: New TLC standard for containers?
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Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:24:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Timothy Gould wrote:

   It’s such an unappealling aspect ratio.

Could be because it is just off of the golden mean: 3:2

   6x12 would match the old ones better but I’d be more inclined to 6x14 or 6x16. 6x10 just looks nothing like a real container (half or full).

Speaking of the containers-- is that a new element on them; a 1x5x6 thin wall-type thing?

JOHN



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  Re: New TLC standard for containers?
 
(...) actually 10:6 = 5:3 = 1.66 is closer to the golden mean (1.618...) than 3:2 = 1.5 ;) (...) Moved to .o-t.geek (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
  Re: New TLC standard for containers?
 
(...) Could well be. Also looks like a new bigger boat hull - AFAIK the largest to date is (URL) this> (besides the (URL) Belville one>), and this looks considerably larger than that - at least 16 wide, and by my count at least 70 long. ROSCO (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
  Re: New TLC standard for containers?
 
In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote: -snipped- (...) (URL) This> picture makes me think so. Adr. (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
  Re: New TLC standard for containers?
 
(...) Welll yes and no. Indeed it's a new element from Lego however megablox has had that element for a while. In the megajunk version they used it as a translucent window. This new "now Lego" element opens doors too much lighter models especially (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
  Re: New TLC standard for containers?
 
(...) Here's to hoping they'll soon do a trans-white version! (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: New TLC standard for containers?
 
(...) It's such an unappealling aspect ratio. 6x12 would match the old ones better but I'd be more inclined to 6x14 or 6x16. 6x10 just looks nothing like a real container (half or full). Tim (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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