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Re: 14-wides!
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Sun, 9 Apr 2000 02:04:22 GMT
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Holy cow, guys! I just uploaded those and didn't even get a chance to announce
them;-) Those pics were taken at the LaCrosse Train Show last month. I just got
a new DV camera and put in my firewire card last night so I have been
experimenting around with MotoDV. The picture quality is less than desired-- I'm
slowly climbing the learning curve;-) Anyhoo...
Thanks for the kind words-- the trucks are actually G scale, 1:29 to be precise.
I plan to have a garden layout around my backyard using G scale track and trucks
(the one pic with the cars together on the tracks was taken on a G scale club's
layout at the show). Interestingly enough, if I mounted regular LEGO wheels to
those 14 wide cars, I would be simulating narrow gauge (42"), but I like the G
stuff better. I have near completion 2 more box cars and 1 reefer, and a
spectacular 3 foot long passenger car. I am still accumulating a few parts for
those. Pics later.
I was pretty happy with the way the caboose turned out-- here is the schematic
from which I modeled: http://www.sooline.org/freight/cabooses/ne5.gif
I had some real problems with the transition from G trucks to LEGO, but am deep
into working them out. I'll fill in the details later.
-John
Richard Schamus wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Alan Gerber writes:
> > John Neal has made some incredibly realistic 14 wide trains that he has put up
> > pictures of at http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=322
> > Alan
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> That's great work. Very ingenious working in Belville scale. I just want to
> know what trucks he's using for what kind of track. Has he just gone and
> mounted on "O" guage and gotten it over with?
>
> Rich
> --
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| John, 3 feet long!? Very cool caboose and box car. Can I come over and play? Chris (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 14-wides!
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| Great stuff John! A couple of thoughts as feedback: 1) How does G-scale, 1:29 compare to the size of grack LEGO uses in LEGOland? 2) How many pieces are in your Caboose? The boxcar? 500 or so? How would this be for a fantasy dream: Lego releases a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 14-wides!
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| (...) That's great work. Very ingenious working in Belville scale. I just want to know what trucks he's using for what kind of track. Has he just gone and mounted on "O" guage and gotten it over with? Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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