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Re: Future of LEGO Trains ? was Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:39:50 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> James Powell wrote:
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> > Or with what you are trying to do. I model to 'MF scale', and I _like_ 6 • wide.
> > I will stay with 6 wide over the main body for what I do, but I can see that
> > making 8 wide trains would allow a more realistic (?) model.
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> OOh, before Lar jumps in here ranting about compression, blah, blah, blah and • the
> flames start igniting(;) I will say these two things about 8 wide. First, I • feel
> 8 wide *is* MF scale; it just allows for a little more interior room (Also, • see
> current TLC designs of *6* wide trucks), and second, 8 wide provides a better
> ratio of track gauge to car body width (The ideal width of a car given the • LEGO
> track gauge assuming standard gauge 4' 8 1/2" would be *10* wide. Assuming • narrow
> gauge, say 3', the ideal width of a car would be 16 wide). Beyond that, • nothing
> is so radically different.
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> -John
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> > Blah,blah,blah, compression, blah blah blah, 8 versus 6....
Whatever you choose, most Lego trains (of old) were loosely based on European
prototypes. The "correct" width assuming 4'8 1/2" track gauge will of course
depend on your chosen prototype - The UK, European & US loading gauges are all
different (in that order) so a 10 wide US 'Big Boy' would look correct next to
a 9 wide French TGV and an 8 wide British A4 class steam engine (APPROX!).
Blah, blah
Jon
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| (...) OOh, before Lar jumps in here ranting about compression, blah, blah, blah and the flames start igniting(;) I will say these two things about 8 wide. First, I feel 8 wide *is* MF scale; it just allows for a little more interior room (Also, see (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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