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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 16:56:21 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > > Anyway, some input would help give these little
> > > cars some meaning on ones layout. any takers? -Harvey
> >
> > Not sure I parsed this one correctly. They seem "cute". Kind of small, and
> > could use some detailing like railings, ladders, discharge valving, etc.
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > 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.
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> 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).
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> If your goal is fine-scale realism, you're working in the wrong media.
I heartily agree with you, we're in this to have fun. Not to 'count rivets' as
some in the NMRA do. This is one of the reasons I had left the NMRA in the
first place-Harvey
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