[modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: 3½ versus 5

Whilst the main concentration has been on the size you can machine, the 
boiler should also be given some thought.

A round topped parallel boiler is MUCH easier to construct than a belpair 
taper boiler. Even if you are wealthy enough to buy it, the latter type of 
boiler will cost a great deal more.

As for backhead fittings, you CAn make them closer to scale than LBSC did, 
it all depends upon how much work you want to put in. Similarly, you can add 
scale features and make it more true to life, if you so wish.
At the same time, the prime purpose of  a steam loco is to that it should 
run. If you built one as per the "words and music", you could always add 
finishing details at a later date, and could also make scale backhead 
fittings at your leisure.
Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jem Harrison" <Jem.Harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 1:51 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: 3½ versus 5


Rich,

Bear in mind that I am coming into model engineering from a background of
building models in 7mm and 10mm to the foot, in which I tried to get the
details as near to scale size as the Mark 1 eyeball could achieve. 

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