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Yo, knuckleheads, don't forget to mention SCALE in your posts.

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Posted by n2mopac on Friday, October 1, 2004 9:41 AM
At least you're not hostile about it or anything.
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Posted by Isambard on Friday, October 1, 2004 8:46 AM
Not to mention the scale in the boilers of your steamers!
[:D]

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Posted by MAbruce on Friday, October 1, 2004 8:26 AM
So you're saying that there is a scale other than "N"?? [%-)] Wow, go figure. [swg]
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Posted by twhite on Friday, October 1, 2004 8:22 AM
As one of the knuckleheads, you've got a good point. I'm usually forgetting to state what scale I model in, assuming that everyone knows it's HO. I think a lot of us are so wrapped up in our hobby that we just ASSUME everyone else on the forum knows what scale we model in. Not true. So, good point.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 1, 2004 7:51 AM
my scale is between 170 and 180. Unless I get the biggie size. Then it breaks 185.

Maybe that grapefruit diet isn't such a bad idea...
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Posted by Fergmiester on Friday, October 1, 2004 7:06 AM
Let's see now..... On the grand "scale" of things I didn't consider this an issue until now. Now that this issue has been brought to our attention it may just tip the "scales" with regards to the posts we do. In fact it may "scale" back some of the responses we see.

I may have to "scale" the walls over this one.

Well that's 4 mentioned, who's next?

This is gonna put someone over the richter "scale"

Regards
Fergie
Sorry I couldn't resist BTW I model in HO "scale"

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Posted by Jetrock on Friday, October 1, 2004 2:26 AM
"knucklehead"--isn't that a part of an AAR Janney knuckle coupler?
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Yo, knuckleheads, don't forget to mention SCALE in your posts.
Posted by Bikerdad on Friday, October 1, 2004 1:00 AM
Folks,

I'm on a rant here, and I KNOW some of you are on the same wavelength. Because Kalmbach, in their infintie lack of wisdom, has seen fit to toss everybody from Z to G into the same roundhouse, a lot of time is wasted looking at posts that DON'T RELATE to what a person may be doing.

So, when you're talking about a locomotive or rolling stock or anything else that has a SPECIFIC scale, be kind enough to MENTION THE BLASTED SCALE. Don't go all girly and assume that everybody else can read your mind.

RANT OFF.

Y'all may now return to your regularily scheduled trains.

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