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Re: Hypothetically Speaking...
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 10 Dec 2000 04:44:47 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Some questions which I would like all LTDs (LEGO Train Dudes) to ponder
> and discuss:
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> What if the guy/gal in charge of designing LEGO trains posted here and
> asked, "Should we continue to design LEGO trains 6 wide or begin to
> design them 8 wide?" What would be your response? Would you care
> necessarily? What if he/she also said, "We're also going to offer
> larger radius track curves, new points, DCC; eventually the works."
> Would that influence your preference between 6/8 wide?
For me the basic point comes down to size. My layout is 9 X 20 and to
increase it by 1/3 would mean I could never set all the modules up. Also as
Larry point out increased cost would slow down developement.
8 wides are great for models, 10 or 12 wides are probably even better, but
for an operating layout, 6 wide is the right size for me.
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> Or, if TLC just out of the blue started producing 8 wide trains, how
> would you feel about it? Would you just accept it and build from there,
> or would you feel that 6 wide was better and consider it another bad
> move by TLC? Or would you just be happy that TLC was producing more
> trains again-- 6 wide, 8 wide--whatever?
If TLC started making 8 wide, sure buy it for the parts. Most of us buy JR
train for parts now and build our own.
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> I have a sense of how people feel about the subject, but I wanted some
> direct feedback to see whether or not I am all wet. These are purely
> hypothetical questions:-)
>
> -John
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| (...) I just had a new thought I've not heard others mention. What if, instead of scaling up the trains to 8-wide, they scaled the track down to 6-wide? (!!!!!!) I just had the thought, so I don't know whether this would even work, but off the top (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Larry's all wet with his 1/3 this and 1/3 that blah blah. 8 wide trains are just that-- 2 studs wider than your trains-- that's all. Why ever would you think you'd need to increase the size of a huge layout like yours by a third???? But you (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Some questions which I would like all LTDs (LEGO Train Dudes) to ponder and discuss: What if the guy/gal in charge of designing LEGO trains posted here and asked, "Should we continue to design LEGO trains 6 wide or begin to design them 8 wide?" What (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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