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Re: Need some help with some Train specs
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 8 Dec 2000 21:22:24 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.trains, James Trobaugh writes:
> > As I had mention a few months ago, I'm preparing a presentation to my local
> > division of the NMRA on LEGO trains next week. I have most of the
> > presentaion done, but would like to know if anyone knows the real gauge of
> > LEGO track. I know it's "LEGO" gauge, but I want to know the real numbers.
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> Thats what I told the folks at the Greenberg show last weekend. Many of them
> ran off with a piece of track to measure it but I never asked what they came >up with.
I think it's very close to "O" gauge, but I'm sure someone out there will
have a more exact answer.
JohnG, GMLTC
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| (...) I keep meaning to check it out, but I think you're right that it's close but not the same as O-Guage. Best thing to do for the modelers is to tell them this, and to also provide the measurement between the insides of the rails. (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Need some help with some Train specs
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| (...) Thats what I told the folks at the Greenberg show last weekend. Many of them ran off with a piece of track to measure it but I never asked what they came up with. Just say its "LEGO" gauge because Minifigs aren't to scale with "us" anyway (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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