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Re: New mod to double decker passenger train
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000 01:15:05 GMT
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Tony Priestman wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, John Neal (<3889D95C.A3177C3F@uswest.net>) wrote at
> 16:22:54
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> > Tony Priestman wrote:
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> > > The thing that bothers me about John's stuff that I've seen in pictures
> > > is that the windows of the passenger stock look too small. This may be
> > > subjective, as I'm not familiar with American trains, but I don't think
> > > train windows are big enough for the job.
> >
> > It's not a subjective thing, Tony. Check out this pic I just quickly
> > grabbed and observe a typical Pullman streamlined coach. I have seen photos
> > of Euro...er foreign passenger cars and have notice that by and large
> > windows across the pond are proportionally bigger to their coaches than
> > Pullman's.
> > http://www.mtmuseum.org/railroad/roster/gn1096.html
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> Hmmm. I had a suspicion that this might be the case. Possibly the
> windows are similar sizes, but the bigger American coach bodies make
> them look smaller. Which is what you said :-)
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> I seem to recall 70' as a coach length in the UK, for older stock,
> anyway. The newer coaches are probably longer (I'm not a train spotter
> any more :-). How long are the prototypes of the stuff you've modelled?
These coaches were about 80 feet (25 m), so they were *long*. When I build 8
wide, I figure 1 stud to 1 ft, and still my coaches are only 60 studs long.
I'd love to make them 80, but they wouldn't be able to handle the LEGO track
curves very well. I build them upon 2 in line wagon plates, which ends up being
a nice size.
-John
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> Tony Priestman
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: New mod to double decker passenger train
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| On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, John Neal (<388BA775.B41630A@uswest.net>) wrote at 01:15:05 (...) Actually, on thinking again, it's probably 57-60' for older stuff, and 70' for newer. I might have a go at a Mk I BR coach, just to see what it looks like :-) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New mod to double decker passenger train
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| John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:388BA775.B41630...est.net... (...) build 8 (...) long. (...) track (...) being (...) John, since they are 10' wide and 8 studs, shouldn't 1 stud = 1.25 feet? That will cut down the length and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New mod to double decker passenger train
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| On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, John Neal (<3889D95C.A3177C3F@...west.net>) wrote at 16:22:54 (...) windows are similar sizes, but the bigger American coach bodies make them look smaller. Which is what you said :-) I seem to recall 70' as a coach length in the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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