Carlo you have managed to REALLY confuse me now.
How can a 1:13.5 scale model POSSIBLY scale to 45mm track? This seems
impossible to me. The prototype must be TINY itself but then how does
7/8"/ft. (1:13.5) translate to ANYTHING the could run on 45mm track. If the
prototype ran on 2' track, it would have to be a small engine indeed. But
then I guess "3 ton" is the clue.
What line or service did this Decauville actually run on? What was it's
role?
This sounds like an area of modeling I'm (as a newbie) totally unfamiliar
with.
Help!
Thanx,
Lee Hill
Kaneohe HI
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Carlo Spirito
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:14 PM
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam
Subject: Re: exact scale live steam
Just to support the idea of live steam AND scale equipment...
Wrightscale is taking reservations for an EXACT SCALE 3 ton Decauville
0-4-0
2' gauge live steamer. The scale is 1:13.55 (7/8"/ft.), and the gauge is
45mm
(exactly 2') Ga.1. See, you can have it all! For more info, take a look at
my
website or email me. Also, I will be at the Whitman, MA TWO-FOOTER SHOW on
11/20.
Carlo
http://www.7eighths.com
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Phil Paskos wrote:
> Vance brings up a very valid point here. Sure the main thing is to have a
> good working live steam loco. But, there's enough good running locos out
> there now that I think it's time to ask, maybe even demand, that new
> offerings give us both proper scale and great performance. the first
> manufacturer that does this will get a BIG share of the market and maybe
> even expand it so those who say "Yeah, this live steam thing is neat, but
> the locos don't look right even for narrow gauge." And they are out
there.
> This new Mikado by Aster and the Wada Reading Camelback take my eye. And
> even if these new offerings are not right on, they sure do look right!
>
> Phil.P. Reading,Pa.
>
> >> Live stemers don't care too much about scale.
> >
> >Is this from preference or by necessity? It's not like we have a lot of
> >choices, in any scale. GIven the choice, wouldn't we all like to have
> >scale models, or at least properly proportioned models we could
> >detail?
> >
> (snip...snip)
>
