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Re: Via train photos
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 24 Dec 2000 21:14:59 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane+NoMoreSpam+.edu
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
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> > > Well james they are nice but I too agree that they are short.
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> > The problem is of the lego curves. If I make them much longer, then they look
> > stupid going around the curves. At present they are 24/26 studs long over the
> > vestibule. If I extend them by 8 studs (which is relatively easy to do) then
> > they would be 32/4 studs long, which I think looks kind of silly on the lego
> > curves. I'm not a huge fan of the 32L dropped center baseplates for that
> > reason, plus they tend to hit things on occasion-like the track!
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> Well, I agree, you are caught between a rock and a hard place. Too short and
> they look silly standing still, too long, and they look silly on curves.
> However I feel 32 studs is a good compromise. Many of my cars are that
> length or longer and I just lump the way they look on curves (and keep lots
> of clearance on inside curves) because I am more concerned with the overall
> proportions than curve appearance.
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> But the beauty of LEGO is, you can do it your way and I can do it mine...
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> (I'm not a huge fan of the 32L drop center, or any wagon plates at all, for
> that matter... too confining. Nevertheless I used 3 32Ls in my bullet train,
> partly because I wanted the low level doors
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> ++Lar
I have found that if you avoid 180° curves then the long cars don't look that
bad because they are not in the curve too long.
Just typing to see myself type,
Chris
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| (...) Well, I agree, you are caught between a rock and a hard place. Too short and they look silly standing still, too long, and they look silly on curves. However I feel 32 studs is a good compromise. Many of my cars are that length or longer and I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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