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Re: 8 wide trolley??? (was new interurban/trolley from MTW
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:25:13 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> PS
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> This model is "technically" 8 wide. Hear that John Neal?
"Technically" 8 wide??? Hmmm....just wondering how that is different than just
plain ol' 8 wide.... Freddie Mercury couldn't have said it any better....
(Another one bites the dust;)
> I say that because it has steps at the center and the bottom step, below the
> door, sticks out a stud from the body. This is prototypical, but it makes the
> body 8 wide, just in that spot. Also the 1x1 clips stick out almost a stud,
> and the mirrors, if fully extended, stick out almost 2 studs on each side.
Yo-- 8 wide is 8 wide:-)
> The wheelbase of this streetcar is fairly short for its length since it has no
> couplers and so the body overhang on the inside of curves, even with this step
> sticking out an extra stud isn't *too* bad. But don't build any stations on
> curves and expect to make it work. It may or may not clear the old GMLTC
> layout either, which had some tight clearances.
Moot point for sure, for the layout is about a quarter demo'ed and resorted....
-John
> My doodlebug doesn't but it's
> a lot longer (10 studs longer wheelbase?)
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> ++Lar
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 | | Re: 8 wide trolley??? (was new interurban/trolley from MTW
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| "John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:39CFB496.1769C5...est.net... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) resorted.... (...) Purely out of curiousity, how long (man hours?) do you expect it to take to dismantle and resort the layout? I have a (...) (26 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 8 wide trolley???
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| (...) I'm not sure there is a flame suit strong enough for me to stand in between the two loudest and most argumentative GMLTC members, but being the fool that I am, I'm going to dive in here. How are we measuring width? Widest part of a locomotive (...) (26 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 8 wide trolley??? (was new interurban/trolley from MTW
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| PS This model is "technically" 8 wide. Hear that John Neal? I say that because it has steps at the center and the bottom step, below the door, sticks out a stud from the body. This is prototypical, but it makes the body 8 wide, just in that spot. (...) (26 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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