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Christopher Masi wrote in message <38C0A09A.6D56A7EA@c...ne.edu>... (...) I probably should have elaborated a little more in my original post. The intent was to build a rubber-tyred vehicle which could run on the standard LEGO 4.5v rails. The bogies (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Iain- Nice 8 wide{:^D Welcome to the club;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Miles Gentry wrote in message ... (...) wheels (...) Actually, none of the rubber-tyred systems I've seen have used that system. Rubber-tyred large-scale Metros, in such cities as Montreal and Paris, simply "drop off" the concrete guideway and roll (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <38C0B00B.F020B737@u...st.net>... (...) Is 8-wide ok? Or is that too wide for scale (isn't the Metroliner 6-studs wide?)? I wish I had more windows. Remember I'm not very good at the detailed stuff (^: Iain (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Allow me, Larry;-) No, 8 wide isn't okay, it's *perfect*. It looks perfectly natural and dimensionally sound IMHO (...) All of the TLC's trains are 6 wide-- think of them as Town Junior on rails;-) Maybe it's just me, but I think snowmobiles (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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John Neal wrote in message <38C12E15.3EE71CE7@u...st.net>... (...) But... what if I made the car taller? (^: (...) Did I do the windows ok? The narrow ones are suposed to be doors (shrug). Black peices look like tinted windows. Iain -- tokama (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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At the moment there are two LEGO scale trains, the six-wide and the eight-wide. Someone is working on a third scale, 14-wide. Current opions are that both scales are perfectly valid. Each size has its advantages and disadvangtages. But talking about (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What do you mean "Good Natured"? Divide and Conquer - The right way will win the day! Jon (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just trying to be diplomatic. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) BTW, that someone is *me*{:^D -John (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well put. Most of us except for Mr 8wide himself are happy to see others prosper in their chosen "scale" (1). 8wide needs to ease up or publicly acknowledge he's just always in "working the gag mode" as his fanaticism could be taken the wrong (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) How about just "Size" ? Sounds simple enough... K. (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope the wheight of the train is on the rubber tires, the beam are there only for protection in case a tire blow out. Thay are also resopnsible for track switching. Martin (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Martin Legault wrote in message ... (...) wheels, (...) the (...) only (...) The statement I made was in reference to switching. The beamway *is* the suport for the running tyres. The rails nested within those running beams serve as a safety in case (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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