[modeleng] RE: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: 3½ versus 5
- From: "Pendragon" <idpriest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:22:38 +0100
Alan,
I agree and would add that in my experience a decent size 5inch boiler =
is a
better proposition to make than a small 3.5 inch gauge boiler.
Regards IP
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arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other,=20
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a
Ride!"=20
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"Never drive faster than your gaurdian angel can fly"
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On Behalf Of alan Stepney
Sent: 29 September 2005 18:49
To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: 3=BD versus 5
Whilst the main concentration has been on the size you can machine, the=20
boiler should also be given some thought.
A round topped parallel boiler is MUCH easier to construct than a =
belpair=20
taper boiler. Even if you are wealthy enough to buy it, the latter type =
of=20
boiler will cost a great deal more.
As for backhead fittings, you CAn make them closer to scale than LBSC =
did,=20
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=20
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=20
fittings at your leisure.
Alan
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From: "Jem Harrison" <Jem.Harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 1:51 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: [modeleng] Re: 3=BD 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.=20
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