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Re: Bulk bricks for trains
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sun, 17 Dec 2000 07:38:10 GMT
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STEVEBAR <stevebarile@yahoo.com> wrote:

coregated bricks:
28/2 = 14 bricks per row
5*3 = 15 bricks between windows
14*2+15 = 43 bricks per side
43*2 = 86 per car

This assumes you don't want an additional 16 or 20 black corrugated bricks
per car to stick out the ends as the flexible passageway connector thingies
(I have no idea what the correct terminology is for those).

Steve
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  Re: Bulk bricks for trains
 
(...) Steve, the flexible passageways between passenger cars are known as diaphrams.I just wanted to let you know...-Harvey (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)

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  Bulk bricks for trains
 
I was thinking about which elements would be good in bulk for trains. The list gets long quickly, but is there a rule of thumb to go by to at least sort a long list by importance. How about some numbers. Assume 28 studs long train x 5 cars roof (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)

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