When I was last in Texas I got some real funny looks when I tried to buy a 45.4 litre hat..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 7:19 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Gossip > And it would need the whole design redrawn to ensure it all fitted > together > - - unless you wanted to work some parts to a lot of decimals. For > example > 17.64" = 6.746875mm. > > These metric buffs ! Give 'em an inch and they'll take 1.609344km > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Ken Strauss > Sent: 10 January 2013 19:11 > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Gossip > > Not quite true. It is almost impossible to buy metric in NA. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng- >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of stepney >> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 1:43 PM >> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Gossip >> >> Reprinting an LBSC article might be informative and useful to newcomers. >> >> However, we all know that his articles contained errors, so any >> reprint should be checked to make sure those errors are removed. >> It would also help todays modellers if it was converted to metric. >> After all, it is almost impossible to buy Imperial materials now. >> >> In addition, I am sure that people only want one such article at a time. >> >> Alan >> MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. >> >> To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng- >> request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.