[modeleng] Re: Ga1 experiments. Does LBSC "Tich"*0.66 = LBSC "Small Bass"?

Yep, that was me alright. I'll go have a look now

----- Original Message -----
From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 7:23 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Ga1 experiments. Does LBSC "Tich"*0.66 = LBSC "Small
Bass"?


> PS Ooops, sorry got confused. Its Tel not Harry who enquireed about G1
> wasn't it!
>
> It must be a Monday morning.
>
> On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, R.L. Roebuck wrote:
>
> > Hi there Harry,
> >
> > Your Tich*0.66 may already have been done by LBSC himself. Assuming that
> > you're considering the scaling on a large boiler tich, I suspect you'd
> > come out with something not too far removed from "Small Bass". Some
> > details of which you can see on...
> >
> > http://www.sidestreetbannerworks.com/locos/loco24.html
> >
> > What do you reckon?
> >
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> >
> > Rich.
> >
> > On Sat, 24 Jul 2004, Harry Wade wrote:
> >
> > > At 08:12 PM 7/24/04 +1000, you wrote:
> > > >Nothing partic'lar at this stage [snip]
> > > >I was thinking of doing a Tich x 1/2 as a first try, but on second
look it
> > > >would turn out pretty tiny (6" long or thereabouts) so I'm having a
> > > >re-think. Wonder how a Tich x .66, regauged to 45mm would work out.
> > >
> > > TEL,
> > >       The thing about Ga1 is that there are presently at least eight
> > > different scales between 1:13.7 (7/8") and 1:32 (3/8') being actively
> > > pursued for 45mm gauge so the field is wide open for personal
> > > experimentation and indulgence and no one can charge you with scale
> > > blasphemy.  Frankly I'm surprised there hasn't been a TICH adapted for
Ga1
> > > long before now, and for all I know there may very well have been.
> > >      There is a large amount of Ga1 design information available,
> > > especially on boilers and burners, so actually it should be a rather
> > > straightforward job.  A typical Ga1 boiler is 2" OD and cylinders for
such
> > > a small loco wouldn't need to be more than 1/2" diam, so I would begin
> > > there.  See what size locomotive a 2" Boiler and 1/2' cyls brings you
to,
> > > extropolate and adjust up or down from there.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Harry
> > >
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