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In lugnet.legoland.california, John Neal writes:
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> Dan Parker wrote:
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> > Todd,
> > during my first trip to LEGOLAND CA, I got a 3-hour tour of the backroom,
> > model shop, and animatronics control room. I picked up several models
> > either displayed throughout the park or featured in the DK book. This was
> > over a year ago so my braincells are workin' overtime...
> >
> > The trains are a commercial grade, a bit heavier than G stuff. Chassis are
> > a stout metal frame to hold power cell, onboard processer, etc.
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> Yes, the vast majority of the engine is non-LEGO. The LEGO body is actually
> like a shell which simply lifts off, leaving the non LEGO parts (frame,
> wheels, battery, etc). Their scale is larger than G (I have calculated G
> scale to be 14 wide at 1:29, LLC trains are 16 wide), and the track is all
> hand laid.
>
> > I recall
> > the wheelsets are simple plastic hubs joined with straight axles, some
> > having gears for driving motors (for the locos). Unfortunately, the
> > wheelsets are not actually formed into trucks by the use of sideframes, and
> > I found the lack of these particularly annoying and cheesey.
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> Yes, there was absolutely no attempt at prototype modeling below the frame;
> just wheels. Even the couplers are merely metal bars attaching the cars to
> each other. And although they attempted to detail the engines, I found them
> proportionally wrong and generally not pleasing to look at. I mean come on;
> the GPs had *buffers*!
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> > Locos had
> > triple wheelsets at each end while revenue stock has pairs at each car end.
> > Gauge was somewhere between 72 and 80mm.
> >
> > I can only guess that it may be the same system used at the other 2 parks.
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> I thought I noticed that at Billund they were using 18 wide trains, but I have
> forgotten.
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> > Outside of LLCA, I've never seen their rail system before (but that's not
> > saying much). Btw, I saw only freight stock at LLCA, unlike Billund which
> > features passenger/commuter sets.
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> That's because they don't have any passenger stuff at LLC. The whole train
> theme was based around the harbor.
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> -John
John -
There are some passenger vehicles in the subway section under Grand Central
Station that have a bit better proportions. I didn't really think the
proportions of the freight stuff was that pleasing either, but the glimpses
of the subway cars was more rewarding. I suppose that since the theme and
proximity of lots of LEGO people in and around the station forced them to
make more realistic passenger cars. They have the same scale people riding
the cars, so it's a better setup, in my opinion.
Ed
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> > dan parker
> > PNLTC
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> > In lugnet.legoland.california, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > snip>..Did they make custom [trainwheels] just for LEGOLAND?
> > > --Todd
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| Ah, Ed, you got us! Yes, there were indeed some passenger-type pieces moving under the large terminal. Nice catch! dan parker PNLTC In lugnet.legoland.california, Ed McGlynn writes: <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Yes, the vast majority of the engine is non-LEGO. The LEGO body is actually like a shell which simply lifts off, leaving the non LEGO parts (frame, wheels, battery, etc). Their scale is larger than G (I have calculated G scale to be 14 wide (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)
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