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Re: 8 vs. 6 (was: Excited to Finally be here...)
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Wed, 9 Feb 2000 15:51:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Priestman writes:
> This is my point, really. It may just be that I've read things
> incorrectly, but it appears that many people want to do scale models
> with LEGO proportions (ie. 6-wide), but it's just not possible.
> --
> Tony Priestman
I 100% disagree. John Neal's 8 wide trains are lovely creations indeed, but
I'll put some of my 6 wide stuff up against anything I've seen yet.
I built a Milwaukee Road Diesel, you can see the nose of it here:
http://reality.sgi.com/foster_stco/legopic/nmra/gmltc37.jpg
I built it from a picture on a calendar. I don't know what the model is, I
don't know the style - I just built from the picture. Larry (Hail Larry!)
explained to me that this particular model was a "re-build" of something
something something, I don't remember all the information.
Anyway, at the NMRA show last Summer, a man came up to me and asked who built
the Milwaukee Road diesels. I said it was my design, there is also a second
one that is a copy. He said "Nice re-builds", so he could obviously tell
*what* they were supposed to be! I just said "I built it from a picture, I
have no idea what it is supposed to be..."
(FYI: The venting is a series of capital "I"s done on clear labeling tape.)
6 wide can be done - it just takes a little more skill and effort...
John1, GMLTC
(erase the '.nospam' to reply...)
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 | | Re: 8 vs. 6 (was: Excited to Finally be here...)
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| (...) Don't go getting too cocky or I'll have to start coming by Conan's and showing you how to build stuff again... (...) Road diesel... and because it has Brian's brake van, and because it has my sanding tower. :-) (...) Me either, unfortunately. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 8 vs. 6 (was: Excited to Finally be here...)
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| On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, John Gerlach (<Fpo6pw.Bp6@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:51:32 (...) You can make the body look right, but the wheels will be in the wrong place. You can make the doors look right, but a minifig won't be able to get through them. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 vs. 6 (was: Excited to Finally be here...)
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| On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, John Neal (<38A0EF13.EBC9F60A@...west.net>) wrote at 04:38:22 (...) This is my point, really. It may just be that I've read things incorrectly, but it appears that many people want to do scale models with LEGO proportions (ie. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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