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Re: Train Windows
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 24 May 2000 04:09:17 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.*Spamless*tulane.edu
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Actually, if you remember that the plate on which the trains are built are 2 plates
high, from the bottom of the car to the bottom of the window is 2 bricks and two
plates, just one plate short of three bricks, or just one plate short of being the
right height. The next question is, "Is the roof of a LEGO train the right height?"
Probably not.
John, when your Dayliner coach first appeared I wondered if the windows were the
right shape (because newer AMTRACK trains have long rectangular windows), but you
posted a picture of the real thing, and I thought, "Wow, perfect match with the
windows."
So, for some uses the "train" windows are perfect, for other uses we will have to
be creative.
Christopher (Masi)
P.S. Still debating the 8 wide thing.
John Neal wrote:
> Christopher Tracey wrote:
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> > John Neal wrote:
> > > To make a long story short, the LEGO train windows are *perfect*......for G
> > > scale, or 14 wide scale. Using them in 6 wide trains or even 8 wide throws
> > > the scale off, unless you are modeling certain Eurotrash passenger cars
> > > which utilize larger style windows. Soon I will take some pics of my tour
> > > de force, a 14 passenger car and you will see what I mean.
> >
> > Well... It's only been a few days since I started to seriously consider
> > eight wides and you are already trying to get me hooked on 14's. What
> > kind of pusher are you? :)
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> The addicted kind;-)
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> > I do see what you mean about the size of the windows... but the shape of
> > the windows just screams LEGO.
>
> Oh, you are absolutely right. TLC got the window shape down perfectly. Of
> course, scale was never an issue in Billund anyway. For all intents and
> purposes, use those babies! And thanks for that bit of revelation about the non
> use of split glass. I think it will make a lot of folks feel better using the
> plain panes for their train cars that they will be getting from the train window
> pac......er I mean the soccer bus sets;-)
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> -John
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> >
> > -Chris
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| (...) The addicted kind;-) (...) Oh, you are absolutely right. TLC got the window shape down perfectly. Of course, scale was never an issue in Billund anyway. For all intents and purposes, use those babies! And thanks for that bit of revelation (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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