[modeleng] Re: Track guage

I know the feeling Eric!     I made a half-sized version of the Stuart V10 
vertical stationary engine and dropped the slide valve - about the size of 
my little finger nail - it took about 2 hours to find it, hiding underneath 
a cupboard.

Cheers!   Hubert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Walker" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:14 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Track guage


>7 1/4"Narrow is the only gauge I have built. I like an engine I can sit
> inside & fire with a proper shovel. I also like running in reverse which
> seems to produce more power.this would be difficult with anything smaller. 
> I
> have to build large as I seem to spend more time searching for bits that I
> have dropped than actually building them, any smaller & I would never find
> them.
>
> E.W.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:22 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Track guage
>
>
>>
>> For those of you that build or run locomotives, what guage(s) do you
>> prefer?
>>
>> Alan
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