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Re: Lego Train Scale
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Tue, 5 Jan 1999 08:05:12 GMT
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Chris-
I too have pondered the scale dilemma. We all know that the given constraints of
the pieces themselves are hopelessly out of proportion (bigger wheels, is anyone
at TLG listening??). Even so, some pretty creative and realistic models have been
created and that's great- I love'm. But Tom is right- lego track gauge is
somewhere short of G scale but bigger than S. I have just begun experimenting on
a diesel that is 10 studs wide, and I am making 1 foot equal 1 stud (most american
diesels are around 10 ft wide). This scale isn't too bad- the track is a little
too wide (6 studs vs 4.66 studs-4'8"), the wheels are a little too short (3 studs
-36" vs typical 40-44" wheels on a modern diesel), but the minifigs are 5 studs
tall (5 ft) which is okay. Of course, at this scale the locos are huge and take
up copious amounts of bricks, but I'd like to see some of you master builders out
there give it a whirl- I will be...
Tom McDonald wrote:
> Chris Brady writes:
> > Hello all! I have been reading the posts on Lugnut for sometime and decided
> > to jump on in. I have admired many of your websites regarding trains and 9V
> > setups. I have even done a few of my own conversions. Does anyone use a
> > particular model railroad scale when building MOCs? I would like to design a
> > layout the incorporates Lego (trains, buildings, etc.) with diaramas and
> > scenary of MRR scale. I am open to suggestions and recomendations.
>
> Hi Chris, pull up a lawn chair. (BTW, has anyone made a lego version of a lawn
> chair yet? Doesn't have to fold up, but t'would be awesome if so. That'll give
> me something else to do.)
>
> Due to selective compression found in Lego (1), I don't really use a scale.
> I've never checked really compared it with O or O24. Or even G, but Lego track
> is narrower than G track. I guess the scale I would most like to operate in
> would be to have the trains accomodate the minifigs as much as like a real
> train as possible.
>
> However, many trainiacs agree that more than six studs wide can make for some
> truly cool train, as that can better represent the true proportions of real RR
> cars. You know that 1) Lego track is six studs from rail to rail; 2) US
> Standard gauge track is 4' 8". Given these and if you assume that six studs
> represents a scale of 4' 8", then it stands to reason that since most cars are
> in the 8' wide range that six studs for car width is not enough: ten is a more
> accurate representation. Even 8 is better than 6. But of course, a lot of the
> same trainiacs (like me) do like the six stud wide trains and make them anyway.
>
> There is a track layout design program floating around too. I don't have a
> copy, but it's supposed to be pretty good.
>
> About those suggestions and recommendations, if you haven't already seen the
> informative Matt Bate's Train Depot, then do visit:
> http://tortie.me.uiuc.edu/~dorneich/lego/ It's worth it. Also,
> my.voyager.net/lar with your host Larry P has some fun stuff, and of course the
> ever-popular Ben Fleskes has a few tasty morsels at
> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1857/benspage.htm
>
> Incorporation of MRR stuff is what you might have seen in the s&h catalogs,
> though I've never mixed them together. Somehow, I think you'd have to have an
> excellent eye to know what to mix and how, as a lego tree and a MRR tree
> together would clash. Also, I myself would not incorporate MMR into my stuff as
> a rule because Lego is easily reconfigurable, whereas rearranging MMR stuff can
> be a real project.
>
> From Tom McDonald
> Anti-spam block in place.
> http://mbr-hobby.neotown.com/radiotitan/lego/lego.html
> radiotitan@SpamThisjuno.com
>
> (1) Minifigs are a good example of this: their bodies are out of proportion
> compared with most human bodies; therefore height has been compressed.
> --
> Do what you can, but behave yourself.
>
> We'll have more, right after this.
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