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Re: LL Trains (was Re:8 wide and bigger(was Re: 8 Wide)
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:10:12 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.&antispam&net
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> John (and others, except James Powell who no doubt knows this already)
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> You toss around "G Scale" a lot but unlike most other gauges, G isn't
> really just one scale. LGB is narrow gauge and thus is to a bigger scale
> (22:5 to 1??) than some of the american mfgrs who use the same track but
> model standard gauge stock. (32:1 ?? In both cases I forget....)
You are absolutely right, Lar. According to largescale.com, there are 7
different scales that run on #1 Gauge track. LGB is 1:22.5, Aristo-craft
is 1:29 (except their Classic series, which is 1:24, USA trains and Bachman
are (I think) 29:1. In fact, I think there is a real push to use the
designation "LS" for large scale, and the ratio being 1:29 standard. The
real cool stuff I seem to find (imported brass from Overland, Challenger)
is usually 1:32
> So when you say you're building to G wheelsets are you doing standard or
> narrow gauge? Your 14 wide may well be compatible with LL 20 wide if
> you're doing Maine 2 footers or something.
I'm thinking standard-- narrow gauge would get too big.
-John
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| The (...) That then is _not_ G scale anyway...it is Gauge 1 Course Scale (track profile defines it as course/fine, although I am not sure how much the fine scale track profiles are used in Gauge 1) James Powell (with a 3 Gauge Loco somewhere to (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LL Trains (was Re:8 wide and bigger(was Re: 8 Wide)
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| John (and others, except James Powell who no doubt knows this already) You toss around "G Scale" a lot but unlike most other gauges, G isn't really just one scale. LGB is narrow gauge and thus is to a bigger scale (22:5 to 1??) than some of the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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