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Re: 8 wide trolley???
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 21:18:05 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > PS: This model is "technically" 8 wide. Hear that John Neal?
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> "Technically" 8 wide??? Hmmm....just wondering how that is different than
> just plain ol' 8 wide....
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> > 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.
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> Yo-- 8 wide is 8 wide :-)
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 or car? Or are we
just measuring the "body" of them?
If we're measuring the widest part, the good old 4563 "Load 'n' Haul Railroad"
would be closer to 7-wide than 6-wide, because of the 1x2 bricks with 'T'
handles (or whatever the LDraw folks call them) sticking out each side. If
we're measuring 'body width', then I'd agree that it is 6-wide.
(J-2, then your 14-wide Soo Line caboose would be almost 16-wide, and your 4-
wides are more like 5...)
To me, Larry's trolly looks more like a 6-wide than an 8-wide. I'd look at it
from the interior - if you can sit minifigs side-by-side, it would have to be
8-wide. If they're all sitting alone, it's 6-wide. (This of course coming
from a guy who usually doesn't put figs in his trains!)
Call the Fire Department, the flames are going to be brutal...
JohnG, GMLTC
(send all flames to gmltc_j1 @ yahoo.com please...)
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| (...) No flaming here, J-1, because of course you are correct, sir! Just because someone slaps something on their train car that sticks out on the side doesn't make it a bona fide 8 wide.... (hey, I like the sound of that:) The real litmus is (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: 8 wide trolley???
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| (...) the (...) er, ah, c/loudest and most argumentative/brightest, hardest working, most photogenic, most eloquent, and just plain nicest pair of/ All kidding aside, it's not really 8 wide, I was just stirring up trouble... As you say, many "6 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 wide trolley??? (was new interurban/trolley from MTW
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| (...) "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;) (...) Yo-- 8 wide is 8 wide:-) (...) Moot point for sure, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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