 | | Re: 8 Wide Steam Trains —John Neal
| | | | (...) Hello, Larry! Ahhh, one of my favorite topics: 8 wide! (URL) First, there is nothing really special about building 8 wide; it really is simply a difference of width by 2 studs. The reason one would consider building 8 wide instead of 6 wide is (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: 8 Wide Steam Trains —Jordan Bradford
| | | | | (...) 8-wide gives you more breathing room for details, too. 10-wide even more so, but as John said official LEGO wheels don't match that scale. Also, the larger the scale, the more parts you'll use and the heavier it will be, so you need to worry (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: 8 Wide Steam Trains —Jordan Bradford
| | | | | Before John jumps on my post, when I said, "The larger the scale, the more parts you'll use, and the heavier it will be," I meant that as "generally speaking." Simple boxcars aren't going to be much heavier at 8- or 10-wide than at 6-wide, for (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: 8 Wide Steam Trains —John Neal
| | | | | (...) "Jump on your post?" Jordan, why, I would never...... (URL) JOHN (15 years ago, 17-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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