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Re: 10219 Maersk Container train set
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:38:07 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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I see no reason to do that, looks like LEGO didn’t in that set design... :)
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Well, that’s precisely my point. I was actually directing my comment towards
TLG. You really can’t have locomotives being the same width as a container,
or a bus or a police car, for that matter!
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Locomotives are not 33% wider than containers. I’m pretty sure anyway.
If the locomotive is 6 wide plus some overhangs here and there, handrails,
etc, and the container is 6 EXACTLY, that seems to me like enough of a
difference. Container well cars are not that much wider than the containers
either.
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Containers are about 8’ wide. A loco is generally about 10’ wide. That’s a ratio
of 4:5. The ratio of 6 wide to 8 wide is 3:4, but that is certainly more
plausible than 1:1 (6 wide to 6 wide). And I mention again for emphasis: the
cars and trucks in TOWN have ballooned up to 6 wide as well. Surely you aren’t
arguing for cars and trucks to be the same width as trains?
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Didn’t we have this argument lo so many years ago?
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But of course! That’s why it’s so fun now! But I’m just playing the devil’s
advocate in this little debate anyway-- I’m already
moving on up!
JOHN
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| (...) John is right about the dimensions of containers compared to train rolling stock. We at the (URL) PennLUG Institute for LEGO Intermodal Studies> have confirmed this and come up with our (URL) own standard> of 6 and 7 wide containers to fit our (...) (13 years ago, 24-Jan-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 10219 Maersk Container train set
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| (...) Locomotives are not 33% wider than containers. I'm pretty sure anyway. If the locomotive is 6 wide plus some overhangs here and there, handrails, etc, and the container is 6 EXACTLY, that seems to me like enough of a difference. Container well (...) (13 years ago, 24-Jan-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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