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Re: New mod to double decker passenger train
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:12:35 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@USWESTihatespam.NET
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Mike Poindexter wrote:
> John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
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> > 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.
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> John, since they are 10' wide and 8 studs, shouldn't 1 stud = 1.25 feet?
> That will cut down the length and actually make it much better proportioned.
> I am using 1.25'=1 stud for my 8 wides. It seems strange that the leader of
> the 8 wide revolution can't even do the math right. :-)
Touché;) The only problem with 1 stud equaling 1.25 feet is that standard
track gauge in North America is 4 feet 8.5 inches, and the gauge of our track
is almost 5 studs, which would translate in a gauge of about 6'!! By rights we
*should* be modeling 10 wide, but even 10 is getting too huge (vs 14;)
So 1:1 gives our track gauge almost 5', which is close to 4'8.5". And since a
minifig is about 5 studs tall, a 5 foot tall population isn't out of the
question. Things don't work out quite evenly, but 8 seems to be a good
compromise over 10.
-John
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> Also, 2 wagon plates would be 56 studs, which equals 70 feet. About right,
> isn't it?
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> Mike
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| John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:388CDC3B.3A3FC2...est.net... (...) ends up (...) proportioned. (...) leader of (...) track (...) rights we (...) If we went with strictly the track guage, then we will be destined to problems of (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 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 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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