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Re: Basic 'bread and butter' tank cars to share with you.
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 5 Oct 2000 16:30:58 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > Anyway, some input would help give these little
> > cars some meaning on ones layout. any takers? -Harvey
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> Not sure I parsed this one correctly. They seem "cute". Kind of small, and
> could use some detailing like railings, ladders, discharge valving, etc.
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> BUt a good start.
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> Question for the group, should a tank like this be 4 diameter or 6. For a 6
> wide car, 4 is stubby, and 6 is almost too wide. Maybe 5 wide? That might get
> the rounding right. (a 6 wide done with 2 45 slopes in a row has too much
> slope, and done with one 33 slope has not enough... and the wrong shape)
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> Doing tanks with slopes is hard. What we really need is a bazillion of the old
> style 5 diameter sponge tire hubs in lots of different colors.
My inclination is that 4 diameter is acceptable. While we certainly
should use all available parts for more accurate models, ultimately we
are working in a medium which will always have a toy-like appearance,
especially if we want to populate our creations with people (minifigs).
The medium also has a lot of limitations. This really is my reason for
sticking with 6-wide. Sure, with 8-wide you can make some impressive
models, but they can really start to look ridiculous on the curves, and
things like full width windshields are somewhat limited. Because of
this, I'm not even that upset with the buffers despite their
non-Americanness. I also figure my layout will feature a lot of 4 wheel
cars (one thing to think about, if you don't have a huge basement, and
want to do a lot of switching, you may want to use short 4 wheel cars
just so you can fit more on the layout).
If your goal is fine-scale realism, you're working in the wrong media.
--
Frank Filz
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