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Thanks for the advice and information everyone :-) I spent quite a while looking at the people modelling section over at www.mylargescale.com and I was able to print off their very useful scale people template sheet which has been sooooooo useful. The loco store siding in my room has Heritage No:8 at 1:20.3 scale sitting pilot to pilot with a New Bright 'Timberwolf and Redwood' loco at 1:32 scale. Those two locos are a constant reminder to me as to how confusing 'G' scale can be to a newcomer. Model making doesn't frighten me, I use to work in P4 and then finescale 'S' scale. I've built 'O' gauge locos totally from scratch too. I guess the 'chequebook' (excuse British spelling) large scale modeller doesn't have to worry about things like this. He/she just heads off to the store and buys LGB or Bachman Spectrums, Accucraft or whatever, takes it out of the box and sets it down on the track. Now before a flame war gets ignited I want to say I'm not knocking that experience, AND I want to point out that I'm no 'rivetcounter' either (I collect and run British made tinplate '0' gauge trains for heaven's sake!), BUT I do like things to be basically in proportion and to look right. I guess I'm just pointing out as a newcomer where I'm coming from. I live with a fatiguing chronic illness which means that I can't always hold down a regular full time job and that is why I spend so much time exploring the cheaper options in 'G' scale like New Bright trains as a source of useful parts. That's why I ask questions about 'finding a nice man' and ways and means of determining that the part I'm making, - such as a loco cab for example, - is the right size for a 1:20.3 scale man to actually work for a living in. Cheers, Annie.
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