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Subject:	Re: Scales and Gauges (was Shay #5
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:38:36 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... > Note that every 1 down gauge is not a bad fit for meter... a scale inch or • 3 > over. While every 2 down gauge is not a bad fit for 30". But there's no > really great fit for 3 foot. Now I'm nitpicking :-).... there is one good fit for 3 feet, which is TTN3 using the Brit scale for TT of 3mm to the foot: N gauge 9mm track fits perfectly. I used to build Isle of Man Railway to this scale/gauge, using N track, switches, wheels and loco mechanisms, and scrathbuilding just about everything else. Kevin ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW Cottage kit, 577 pieces! http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/cat-cott.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGO TOWN PLANNING information: http://www.lionsgatemodels.com/COntent/Townplan/townplan.htm BrickLink Lego parts store: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Kevinw1 The Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): http://www.bricksmiths.com Personal Lego Web page: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/lego.html

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		Scales and Gauges (was Shay #5
(...) No, John. If you'd pay attention you'd learn something. The 3 means 3 FEET or 36 inches. NOT 30. This would be the third or fourth time you've been told that, and not just by me either (Jeff C is exactly correct). (...) And subsequent ones... (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)

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