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Re: 14-wides!
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 9 Apr 2000 03:23:09 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu{stopspam}
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John,
3 feet long!? Very cool caboose and box car. Can I come over and play?
Chris
John Neal wrote:
> 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:
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> > 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
> >
> > 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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> >
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> >
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