QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon No actually he's laughing at me. This thread started shortly after the same discussion on MR side. To help explain and give credit to those who had already do explaining. I posted the link, because several of us post on both the MR and Trains forums most notably the highly revered and oft quoted vsmith. I put the ACl comment in there because his posting style is similiar to a Trains member who hasn't been on in awhile, but was noted for well...his style.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11451 This discusses model scales....pqy qteention to vsmiths...ignore ACL fan..he's the MR cabforward. OH HAHAHAHAHAHAA!! What a RIOT!! LOL DAN... HAHAHAHAHAAAH!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11451 This discusses model scales....pqy qteention to vsmiths...ignore ACL fan..he's the MR cabforward.
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman You know what happned the last time I really got sick with that stupid bug thing can't rememebr what the name of it is, but.. wait.. the name is whatever was invented beofre Stereo sound, before stereo there was one channel sound... called... Drat... Well anyways, lying down on the soaf suffering from whatever it is, I couldn't move and couldn't talk, AND guess what? I Was stuck watching TV all the crap like General hospital and Passions, you know THAT stuff.. WELL long story short, my Girlfriend also has this nervewaracking, and somewhat scary habbit of talking to the soap opera and saying stuff like "NO, LISA.. not him!! CAn't YOU SEE??!?!? I don't know what was worse, the bug, or wathcing soa operas every afternoon I HATE soap operas!! Well, thats my story marty, I think your lucky enough not to have to go through that! Get well though..
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QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 Well I'm a little pi@#ed off about the whole thing but I was cleaning up my work area and saw a thin metal gasket laying on the floor. Now that gasket is only about .010" of an inch thick and I was just going walk by and pick it up. Unbeknown to me, there was a table with an engine block sitting on it holding it to the floor. When I went to pick it up, I pulled it through my hand cutting an artery, 2 nerves all 3 tendons. Needless to say I'll be off work a few months. But all in all, I'm doing ok.[B)] [banghead] [D)] P.S. Yep it's my business hand. You should try and type with only your left hand. It takes a while.[:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie Marty - did your meds wear off or did you pass out somewhere? Well the meds have worn a few days ago and every time even think about moving my hand, OH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![xx(]
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie Marty - did your meds wear off or did you pass out somewhere?
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon I------------------------------------------------------------| is one foot. back to corner/dog house/kev's couch its the meds.. Hey Dan, I can sympathize with ya. I just had my right index finger re-attached. I'm on some really good meds too. Ok I need someone to stop the world,I'm getting dizzy!!!!!!!!![:D] Marty! Who did you point at and what did they do? Dan's is for medical reasons, yours is due to...........?
QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon I------------------------------------------------------------| is one foot. back to corner/dog house/kev's couch its the meds.. Hey Dan, I can sympathize with ya. I just had my right index finger re-attached. I'm on some really good meds too. Ok I need someone to stop the world,I'm getting dizzy!!!!!!!!![:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon I------------------------------------------------------------| is one foot. back to corner/dog house/kev's couch its the meds..
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith Add 3 more. I should have learned my lesson I guess after I let my wife order new carpet while I was gone. I didn't realize she'd ordered 3200 sf for a 1600 sf house until the bill came.....anyone need some berber?
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith Add 3 more.
Have fun with your trains
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon And all this time I thought G scale stood for "Golly"....As in golly, we're gonna need alot of room for this stuff. It actually stands for Gee, This stuff is HUGE! USA's new 4-6-4 Hudson with tender is 3 feet long...The F3 A-B-B-A engine combo is over 6' feet long...these things are enormous.... So the F3 combo is like: |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| that long? Reply vsmith Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Smoggy L.A. 10,743 posts Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:33 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon And all this time I thought G scale stood for "Golly"....As in golly, we're gonna need alot of room for this stuff. It actually stands for Gee, This stuff is HUGE! USA's new 4-6-4 Hudson with tender is 3 feet long...The F3 A-B-B-A engine combo is over 6' feet long...these things are enormous.... Have fun with your trains Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:14 AM So, to correct for our European and UK friends.... |---------------------------------------------------| is 33 Centimeters Not to me it isn't - 33 centimetres is some kind of evil Napoleonic measurement thats trying to take over the world - lets stick to 6" (even though its still nowhere near) Reply Edit Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:01 AM Vic - Mookie is on overload. Just needed the basic, so it would fill up that little corner that had a question. Don't plan to model or garden. Just a tiny bit of curiousity. However, there may be others that would love to learn more. Now for Dan's sake - I have a headache! Thanx! She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, February 23, 2004 9:01 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater Well, here it goes. "Scale" refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and "gauge" is the gauge of the track. Here's a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest: Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch) N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch) HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge Standard Gauge: close to G and 1 In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as "large scale". A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains. Sask's ol' buddy, ya got G and Gauge 1 backwards... G gauge is 1/22.5 scale -and- Gauge 1 is 1/32 scale Mookie, if you really want a lesson in confusion, just let me know and I'll tell you all about the completely scale wacky world of Large Scale...Vic And all this time I thought G scale stood for "Golly"....As in golly, we're gonna need alot of room for this stuff. Reply vsmith Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Smoggy L.A. 10,743 posts Posted by vsmith on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:50 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater Well, here it goes. "Scale" refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and "gauge" is the gauge of the track. Here's a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest: Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch) N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch) HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge Standard Gauge: close to G and 1 In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as "large scale". A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains. Sask's ol' buddy, ya got G and Gauge 1 backwards... G gauge is 1/22.5 scale -and- Gauge 1 is 1/32 scale Mookie, if you really want a lesson in confusion, just let me know and I'll tell you all about the completely scale wacky world of Large Scale...Vic Have fun with your trains Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, February 23, 2004 1:19 PM No Dan - it still isn't. Trust me! She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, February 23, 2004 11:59 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by 45144 I'm a bit late on the thread but here we go Gauge as in 00 or HO refers to a scale/gauge combination. 0 is 1:43.5 in the UK and I believe 1:45 over there S is a true imperial scale at 3/4" to the foot - I have a couple of friends who model in what they call the perfect scale here in the UK. I'm not sure of the track gauge. 00 The British *** scale of 4mm to the foot running on 16.5mm gauge because our locos were too small for the motors. P4 Protofour) which is the same 4mm to the foot 1:76 scale running on 18.83 exact scale is for the real engineers, I model in EM 18.2mm gauge which is as close as damnit to swearing scale. TT is pretty much defunct in the UK and was 3mm to the foot - commercial TT used 12mm, exact scale is 14.2mm. The ratio is 1:100 000 was the first name for what became N which again has different ratios depending on where you live. G is for Gross and was developed in Germany by Lehmann and is pretty much accepted as 1:22.5 on 45mm tracck for European Narrow Gauge. An interesting NG scale is SM32 which is 16mm to the foot to give exact 2 Foot on (O gauge) 32mm track and the list goes on and on... All the best from the other side of the pond. So, to correct for our European and UK friends.... |---------------------------------------------------| is 33 Centimeters Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 11:39 AM I'm a bit late on the thread but here we go Gauge as in 00 or HO refers to a scale/gauge combination. 0 is 1:43.5 in the UK and I believe 1:45 over there S is a true imperial scale at 3/4" to the foot - I have a couple of friends who model in what they call the perfect scale here in the UK. I'm not sure of the track gauge. 00 The British *** scale of 4mm to the foot running on 16.5mm gauge because our locos were too small for the motors. P4 Protofour) which is the same 4mm to the foot 1:76 scale running on 18.83 exact scale is for the real engineers, I model in EM 18.2mm gauge which is as close as damnit to swearing scale. TT is pretty much defunct in the UK and was 3mm to the foot - commercial TT used 12mm, exact scale is 14.2mm. The ratio is 1:100 000 was the first name for what became N which again has different ratios depending on where you live. G is for Gross and was developed in Germany by Lehmann and is pretty much accepted as 1:22.5 on 45mm tracck for European Narrow Gauge. An interesting NG scale is SM32 which is 16mm to the foot to give exact 2 Foot on (O gauge) 32mm track and the list goes on and on... All the best from the other side of the pond. Reply Edit Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:02 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Madam,,, And you though my number 8 comparison was bad...QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 MOOKIE !!!?? You havrnt learned to gauge size yet??????? [(-D][:D][:O] LOL I learned many years ago that what I saw and what he said - never did match! Ed - I still blush about that! She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:00 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon I------------------------------------------------------------| is one foot. back to corner/dog house/kev's couch its the meds.. Hey Dan, I can sympathize with ya. I just had my right index finger re-attached. I'm on some really good meds too. Ok I need someone to stop the world,I'm getting dizzy!!!!!!!!![:D] Marty! Who did you point at and what did they do? Dan's is for medical reasons, yours is due to...........? She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon And all this time I thought G scale stood for "Golly"....As in golly, we're gonna need alot of room for this stuff. It actually stands for Gee, This stuff is HUGE! USA's new 4-6-4 Hudson with tender is 3 feet long...The F3 A-B-B-A engine combo is over 6' feet long...these things are enormous....
And all this time I thought G scale stood for "Golly"....As in golly, we're gonna need alot of room for this stuff.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon And all this time I thought G scale stood for "Golly"....As in golly, we're gonna need alot of room for this stuff. It actually stands for Gee, This stuff is HUGE! USA's new 4-6-4 Hudson with tender is 3 feet long...The F3 A-B-B-A engine combo is over 6' feet long...these things are enormous.... Have fun with your trains Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:14 AM So, to correct for our European and UK friends.... |---------------------------------------------------| is 33 Centimeters Not to me it isn't - 33 centimetres is some kind of evil Napoleonic measurement thats trying to take over the world - lets stick to 6" (even though its still nowhere near) Reply Edit Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:01 AM Vic - Mookie is on overload. Just needed the basic, so it would fill up that little corner that had a question. Don't plan to model or garden. Just a tiny bit of curiousity. However, there may be others that would love to learn more. Now for Dan's sake - I have a headache! Thanx! She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, February 23, 2004 9:01 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater Well, here it goes. "Scale" refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and "gauge" is the gauge of the track. Here's a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest: Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch) N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch) HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge Standard Gauge: close to G and 1 In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as "large scale". A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains. Sask's ol' buddy, ya got G and Gauge 1 backwards... G gauge is 1/22.5 scale -and- Gauge 1 is 1/32 scale Mookie, if you really want a lesson in confusion, just let me know and I'll tell you all about the completely scale wacky world of Large Scale...Vic And all this time I thought G scale stood for "Golly"....As in golly, we're gonna need alot of room for this stuff. Reply vsmith Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Smoggy L.A. 10,743 posts Posted by vsmith on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:50 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater Well, here it goes. "Scale" refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and "gauge" is the gauge of the track. Here's a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest: Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch) N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch) HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge Standard Gauge: close to G and 1 In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as "large scale". A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains. Sask's ol' buddy, ya got G and Gauge 1 backwards... G gauge is 1/22.5 scale -and- Gauge 1 is 1/32 scale Mookie, if you really want a lesson in confusion, just let me know and I'll tell you all about the completely scale wacky world of Large Scale...Vic Have fun with your trains Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, February 23, 2004 1:19 PM No Dan - it still isn't. Trust me! She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, February 23, 2004 11:59 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by 45144 I'm a bit late on the thread but here we go Gauge as in 00 or HO refers to a scale/gauge combination. 0 is 1:43.5 in the UK and I believe 1:45 over there S is a true imperial scale at 3/4" to the foot - I have a couple of friends who model in what they call the perfect scale here in the UK. I'm not sure of the track gauge. 00 The British *** scale of 4mm to the foot running on 16.5mm gauge because our locos were too small for the motors. P4 Protofour) which is the same 4mm to the foot 1:76 scale running on 18.83 exact scale is for the real engineers, I model in EM 18.2mm gauge which is as close as damnit to swearing scale. TT is pretty much defunct in the UK and was 3mm to the foot - commercial TT used 12mm, exact scale is 14.2mm. The ratio is 1:100 000 was the first name for what became N which again has different ratios depending on where you live. G is for Gross and was developed in Germany by Lehmann and is pretty much accepted as 1:22.5 on 45mm tracck for European Narrow Gauge. An interesting NG scale is SM32 which is 16mm to the foot to give exact 2 Foot on (O gauge) 32mm track and the list goes on and on... All the best from the other side of the pond. So, to correct for our European and UK friends.... |---------------------------------------------------| is 33 Centimeters Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 11:39 AM I'm a bit late on the thread but here we go Gauge as in 00 or HO refers to a scale/gauge combination. 0 is 1:43.5 in the UK and I believe 1:45 over there S is a true imperial scale at 3/4" to the foot - I have a couple of friends who model in what they call the perfect scale here in the UK. I'm not sure of the track gauge. 00 The British *** scale of 4mm to the foot running on 16.5mm gauge because our locos were too small for the motors. P4 Protofour) which is the same 4mm to the foot 1:76 scale running on 18.83 exact scale is for the real engineers, I model in EM 18.2mm gauge which is as close as damnit to swearing scale. TT is pretty much defunct in the UK and was 3mm to the foot - commercial TT used 12mm, exact scale is 14.2mm. The ratio is 1:100 000 was the first name for what became N which again has different ratios depending on where you live. G is for Gross and was developed in Germany by Lehmann and is pretty much accepted as 1:22.5 on 45mm tracck for European Narrow Gauge. An interesting NG scale is SM32 which is 16mm to the foot to give exact 2 Foot on (O gauge) 32mm track and the list goes on and on... All the best from the other side of the pond. Reply Edit Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:02 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Madam,,, And you though my number 8 comparison was bad...QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 MOOKIE !!!?? You havrnt learned to gauge size yet??????? [(-D][:D][:O] LOL I learned many years ago that what I saw and what he said - never did match! Ed - I still blush about that! She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:00 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon I------------------------------------------------------------| is one foot. back to corner/dog house/kev's couch its the meds.. Hey Dan, I can sympathize with ya. I just had my right index finger re-attached. I'm on some really good meds too. Ok I need someone to stop the world,I'm getting dizzy!!!!!!!!![:D] Marty! Who did you point at and what did they do? Dan's is for medical reasons, yours is due to...........? She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater Well, here it goes. "Scale" refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and "gauge" is the gauge of the track. Here's a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest: Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch) N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch) HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge Standard Gauge: close to G and 1 In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as "large scale". A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains. Sask's ol' buddy, ya got G and Gauge 1 backwards... G gauge is 1/22.5 scale -and- Gauge 1 is 1/32 scale Mookie, if you really want a lesson in confusion, just let me know and I'll tell you all about the completely scale wacky world of Large Scale...Vic
QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater Well, here it goes. "Scale" refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and "gauge" is the gauge of the track. Here's a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest: Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch) N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch) HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge Standard Gauge: close to G and 1 In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as "large scale". A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains.
QUOTE: Originally posted by 45144 I'm a bit late on the thread but here we go Gauge as in 00 or HO refers to a scale/gauge combination. 0 is 1:43.5 in the UK and I believe 1:45 over there S is a true imperial scale at 3/4" to the foot - I have a couple of friends who model in what they call the perfect scale here in the UK. I'm not sure of the track gauge. 00 The British *** scale of 4mm to the foot running on 16.5mm gauge because our locos were too small for the motors. P4 Protofour) which is the same 4mm to the foot 1:76 scale running on 18.83 exact scale is for the real engineers, I model in EM 18.2mm gauge which is as close as damnit to swearing scale. TT is pretty much defunct in the UK and was 3mm to the foot - commercial TT used 12mm, exact scale is 14.2mm. The ratio is 1:100 000 was the first name for what became N which again has different ratios depending on where you live. G is for Gross and was developed in Germany by Lehmann and is pretty much accepted as 1:22.5 on 45mm tracck for European Narrow Gauge. An interesting NG scale is SM32 which is 16mm to the foot to give exact 2 Foot on (O gauge) 32mm track and the list goes on and on... All the best from the other side of the pond.
QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard Madam,,, And you though my number 8 comparison was bad...QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 MOOKIE !!!?? You havrnt learned to gauge size yet??????? [(-D][:D][:O] LOL I learned many years ago that what I saw and what he said - never did match!
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 MOOKIE !!!?? You havrnt learned to gauge size yet??????? [(-D][:D][:O] LOL I learned many years ago that what I saw and what he said - never did match!
QUOTE: Originally posted by drailed1999 MOOKIE !!!?? You havrnt learned to gauge size yet??????? [(-D][:D][:O] LOL
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