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Re: 8 Wide
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:42:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> Welcome to the "Dark Side [1]"
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> -John
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> [1] In reality, the correct side;-)
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain... -grin-
For those of you who don't know what we're talking about, John Neal (aka
"John2") thinks that all LEGO trains should be built 8 studs wide. The
civilized world thinks they should be built 6 studs wide. So, we have this
running argument going on!
But, even though we (the GMLTC) think John2 is *wrong*, we still like him...
And I keep saying, once he gets a couple of million bricks, we'll build him a
layout suitable for 8 wide trains! Any time now, John... ;-)
John1, GMLTC
(remove the '.nospam' to reply...)
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 | | Re: 8 Wide
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| (...) But you have to admit that they look great (8 wides) compared to toyish 6 wides. I like the analogy of comparing 6 wides to Lionel trains. They just don't look right. And although 8 wides look "LEGO goofy" compared to model trains, they at (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 Wide train hopper
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| Bravo, Mike! {:^D You beat me to the punch-- I had intended to build an 8 wide version of Lar's Hopper as well! It looks great! Don't you think the proportions look a lot better? I especially like the way an 8 wide is wider than its trucks-- which (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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