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Hi guys, I don't usually get involved in the scale aspect of our hobby, if it looks right then it is. But, I was on the Bachmann site over the weekend and I see they advertise their 20' freight cars as 1:20.3. I now own 2 of these and as I have said elsewhere they are fantastic, but if they are 1:20.3 then the connie must be 1:18 or thereabouts. Took some measurements and with some rough calculations I find this: Box car: 12" x 3 5/8" which is (roughly) 20'4" x 6'2" Gon: 11 3/4" x 3 5/8" which is (roughly) 19'10" x 6'2" Connie tender width works out to 8'1" Is this right?, on the old Rio Grande would the loco be 2' wider than the cars it was pulling, I think not. I have to say that these small cars look fantastic behind the 1:24 C16. Cheers, Kim [tup]
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