At 10:55 PM 1/4/06 -0000, you wrote: >1.6" scale? Is that 7.5" gauge rather than 1.5" scale for 7.25"? - AndyA Andy, That's the scale gets bandied about a lot these days. It's actually 1.5929" although it really doesn't matter a lot to me, and wouldn't at all if I were contemplating a US loco, but because vintage British locos tend to be smaller in comparison to US locos I figure any such model would benefit from a bit more size. Regards, Harry 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.