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Re: Need some help with some Train specs
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Sat, 9 Dec 2000 04:59:23 GMT
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Good question, I don't know how other scales measure their radius. I just
get the question a lot at shows. I guess I could just measure all three and
that way I'm set either way. I'll do that in the morning, I'm too tired from
sorting this evening.
jt
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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
STEVEBAR <stevebarile@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:G5AB14.6Eu@lugnet.com...
> curve radius is measureed how?
> 1) from center of circle to inner rail
> 2) from center of circle to outer rail
> 3) from center of circle to middle of both rails (tie)
> SteveB
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> In lugnet.trains, Kai Brodersen writes:
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> > minimum about 27 1/3"
> > Maximum is basically anything its just how big you want to make it that matters.
> >
> >
> > In lugnet.trains, James Trobaugh writes:
> > > Thanks for the track numbers everyone, I will refer to it as L-gauge or LEGO
> > > gauge, but it will be nice to have some hard fast number to throw out also.
> > >
> > > Kit-bash and Scratch are terms I've used with them before, even though we
> > > still have different ideas of Scratch.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any idea of the curve radius?
> > >
> > > jt
> > > --
> > > James J. Trobaugh
> > > North Georgia LEGO Train Club
> > > http://www.ngltc.org
> > > sebarile-MOBL <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message
> > > news:G59yrJ.6AI@lugnet.com...
> > > > I wanted to say we don't "kit-bash" but "scratch" build, but I have seen
> > > > modified Metroliners, Train Stations.... so, we do both!
> > > >
> > > > As for guage, I tell the story that "L" guage was determined by the original
> > > > LEGO wheel set back in the 1960's. The track is spaced such that a standard
> > > > wheel set (using 2x2 wheels on a 2x4 axile brick) rolls on it. Of course
> > > > this is the 4.5 volt days but this still holds true on 9v.
> > > >
> > > > SteveB
> > > > PNLTC
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Message has 1 Reply: | | Re: Need some help with some Train specs
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| For some reason I believe it is to the center of the rails. Make a circle and measure screw hole to screw hole/2... I guess that's easy enough. Or take three road plats and measure in studs. Ben Fleskes knows this one off the top of his head. Anyway (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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