I concur on your comments, Gary, 100%,
In fact I felt it necessary to sell my 10mm coaches for my Schools--even
after I had lowered the bodies. To keep mm to the proper scale for 45mm
track ( correct 1/32 scale) the scale would have to be something less than
10mm to the ft.
Geoff.
Tony Cotton wrote:
>
>>I hate to advise this but most people world-wide use the easier 10mm to the
>>foot measurement.
>
>(I think it is easier to use .375 per foot. Quick what is one inch in 10
>mm scale..... In 3/8 it is 1/32 of an inch.
>What could be simpler for figuring out and converting all of those
>drawings that are in feet and inches? Of
>course in this day of the hand held calculator it is really no big deal.)
>
>>10 mm to the foot, makes the scale about 1/30 incidently!
>>So when the US eventually goes Metric I suggest we could all use 10mm to
>>the foot scale.
>
>(This would be fine when the US goes metric (Metrify or petrify?). But
>the track gauge would still not be in
>correct relationship. I think it is much easier to do the right thing to
>match the track gauge.)
>
>>I'm sorry but I'm getting too cynical to expect some
>>800 list members to throw money at me to make them
>>live steam &electric powered locos & rolling stock in 1/32, just because it
>>might be in fashion at the time.
>
>It has been "in fashion" for quite a few years over here and Aster,
>Samhongsa, Accucraft, Finescale
>Locomotive Co. Caradoc, Marklin, Fine Art models, etc, etc. have no
>problem doing just that.)
>
>
>GaryB
>
