Alan, I thought that mothers in law were putting the haeviest burden on our shoulders, and fathers in law were too happy to have nice a chap to discuss with and escape SWMBO rules and 'diktat' ! PIerre > Message du 21/12/04 00:58 > De : "Allen Messer" > A : modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Copie à : > Objet : [modeleng] Re: re : NEWBIE Project > 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 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. > > 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.