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Me and You and a dog named Boo - Lobo

On 03/08/2020 at 02:57, Wheres_Wally said:

I was told by someone in the motor industry that for quality go for a car built on a robot production line. Hand made cars can be 3/4 inch different in lengths between the sides.

It's not just cars and models!

I was told not so long ago by some builders of fast jets that the F35 Lightning was the first jet that left their factory with an absolutely straight fuselage. Previous efforts like the Eurofighter (Typhoon) were built banana shaped so on first flight would display natural tendency to turn left/turn right/climb/descend which had to be calibrated out by adjusting controls so that input equalled output.

Meet on the Ledge -Fairport Convention

23 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

 

The OP never mentioned O gauge though...

 

It was a toy kettle that's just slightly better than a Mamod.

 

http://www.brandbright.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=1_5&products_id=1#:~:text=An exciting engine from Doncaster,sized for a long run.

 

 

Jason

Well, we are all playing with toys, whether it is model trains or unnecessarily fast cars!

Driving Sister Rock n roll - Mott he Hoople

Going back to the start of this topic, I think there is something in the OP's point, even if it was partly just intended to spark off a discussion (a success if so!). It is about the options  out there, now that O gauge is so much more affordable.

Most (all) of us are constrained by some blend of budget, space, and modelling time/skill. If for example you have a space of 9 ft by 2 feet and a budget of say £750, you could build something interesting in N, OO, or O. It won't  be the same thing in each scale, but it can give just as much pleasure, perhaps to different people. Not N for me- too small and fiddly!

Of course there comes a point with reducing budget that OO is the best option, owing to lower prices and the availability of so much used stuff.  

And for me any one of several large Heljan O gauge diesels would be preferable to the OO gauge BP, and pricewise they are in the same ballpark. But that's just me. And for that matter- just me at the moment.- If I had a circuit big enough for the BP I might think differently....... Although then I'd want a circuit big enough for a 10 coach train in O....

Love me tender - Elvis

Wheels of Confusion- Black Sabbath

Forever Young - Bob Dylan

Perhaps slightly off topic, but there are some interesting old petrol stations here, just waiting to be modelled.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1493362&i=340

Devil's Answer - Atomic Rooster

Race with the Devil - Gun

In The Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson

Down Through the Night - Hawkwind

Ride On - Mary Coughlan

White Room - Cream

Guitar Man- Jerry Reed

Weep No More- Bad Company

Willow - Joan Armatrading

For your love- The Yardbirds

Your Song- Elton John

The Road to Hell - Chris Rea

9 to 5   - Dolly Parton

1 minute ago, BoD said:

If it were that deadly the church roofs of Britain would be littered with dead thieves.

Surely they would fall off?

It isn't that long ago that people got their drinking water through lead pipes ; not a good idea but even then it took a very long period of constant taking in small amounts of lead to do any harm. To occasionally touch  the stuff is harmless! Handwashing always a good idea anyway.