As a 3mm Society member who admires the skill of my fellow members of the society, what ever gauge they choose, I am disappointed to see the debate raging on this thread. Whilst agreeing that for some members absolute accuracy is everything, surely we all choose the level of modelling which is comfortable for us. I have chosen 3mm as for me it is an exquisite scale and suits my space constraints. I am currently modeling using 12mm gauge which is of course not to scale but currently it works for me. I am sure that as my skills develop I will make the move to 14.2 but one step at a time, The 3mm society has helped me to get started and I have met some great modellers in 3mm. I am now enjoying my railway modelling and that's what matters or have I missed the point? To anyone thinking of 3mm I say try it, whatever gauge you end up using I reckon it won't matter to your fellow society members.