Pierre, I think Jesse used the one inch thick plate on the "Newbie" 'cause his son-in-law is the one that has to load and un-load it into the "Mighty Dodge!!! Al Messer --- Pcx <pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > HI Jesse, > Welcome to the List and Gang of Steam Addicts & Fine > Mechanics. > I've hd the chance to get sept/oct-nov/dec issues of > Live Steam ( difficult to get this mag in France), > so are you the one riding the 'beast' on sept/oct > issue ? > Yep. Another question. Why do you use a so thick > (1") plate for the main frame ? Is it to increase > the adhesion to the track? > I think this is a nice project for a beginner ( I'm > one of this kind ...) . Few months ago I > sollicitated the guidance of our Seniors Fellows for > my first loco and received very nice and wise > advices but I think Newbie is fairly good in terms > of skill needed and money spent (my income > dramatically changed since last june, no job !) > Regards. > Pierre > pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx > This e-mail is intended for the adressee(s)only and > may contain info that is the property of, and/or > subject to a confidentiality agreement between the > intended recipients.If you have received this e-mail > in error, please contact the originator of this > e-mail via e-mail and delete copies from your > computer or network. > Misuse of the content of this e-mail message may > violate the Laws of your Country > 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. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo 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.