Hi TC -- Bob Sherwood (see him on the nasg website under about and engineering chair) should be the one to answer your proposal, at least for now. I will email him directly after this to see if he is still active as the engineering chair (I haven’t seen or heard from him in three years). Even if he is not, Jim Kindraka, Don Thompson and Dan Navarre all need to be involved as they know the various standards and how your proposal might affect S products. Still, if this is an improvement and can be implemented, the NASG will take it on.
Thanks for sending and don’t let it drop through a crack. I am still the western VP until the convention in August, but I have a lot to do over the next few months, and to be honest, this is not high on the priority list right this minute. Relatively few modelers will be affected in the short term by this as opposed to other, more widely distributed issues that the NASG has to manage as quickly as I can get them resolved. Good to have met you at the Flagstaff meet. Always neat to have a face to go with the words! Have fun! Bill ------------------------------- Bill; Expanding upon the stuff we talked about over the phone. I have sent a message to Ed McCamey at the NMRA referent to the previous discussions he and I had about code 88 wheels in "S" and P64. There are currently 3 sets of stds for P64 and this is confusing to say the least. I propose we can the other 2 and adopt the tested ones from the NMRA. Further I propose we adopt the stds for High Rail and Narrow Gauge from the NMRA or better as we now have non for this and are spossed to be for ALL "S" modelers. There are no cast in stone stds for Sn42 but most of us use H0. I propose all narrow gauge stds except P64 use code 88 wheels. I do not know what Sn3 currently uses. I also think we should add a couple of RPs. One for Extra-fine (near-proto) std gauge. And another for 3/16 AAR. Most all of this has been engineered if not fully tested. I have spread sheets for all but 3/16 AAR and will have that soon. The RP for ExFine is basically the work done by desPlains with some additions by Ed. Congratulations & Best O Ruck, TC Carr Talmadge C 'TC' Carr Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest mailto:group_list%40dapenguin.net On Jul 1, 2013, at 8:39 PM, scale S only wrote: > Seriously, anyone who has CONSTRUCTIVE comments on how to improve the > operation of the NASG, I am willing to listen. Just send me an email...
