Size Matters....

stevenfitch · Post by **stevenfitch** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:10 pm

Im currently looking into creating a G Scale in my garden after many years of N Gauge so i decided it beast to spend a few quid and get a bit of track from ebay just so i had an appreciation of the scale....

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:40 pm

COUGH!!

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Fri May 08, 2015 8:27 am

We all know what the difference in size is. But when you actually compare the two it is still a bit of a shock to the system!

I moved up from the smaller scales (OO, N, OO9, O, O-16.5) and I have to say it has got a lot easier on the eyeballs.

The only thing is that smaller scale items tend to be easier to smuggle into the house with out the current Mrs Bigjim seeing them.

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Fri May 08, 2015 4:47 pm

I always say that the reason that I gave up 009 was that the bits were too small..........

At least in 16mm scale, if you drop a part:

(a) you can see it, and

(b) you van pick it up!

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Fri May 08, 2015 6:01 pm

...unless it's one of those little roll-pins from the return crank on a Roundhouse loco,... or a coupling chain. I've lost almost all of mine.

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:06 pm

I had a LOT of coupling chains - I made and had all the ones used to couple all the Junior Wagons together at Stoneleigh a few years ago, and I've recently had to buy a length of chain from B&Q (on a Wednesday, of course!) to get a few more............

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:18 pm

coupling chain. I've lost almost all of mine.

Coupling chains are never lost they are almost always stolen.

In the days when most electric drills used a keyed chuck rather than keyless there was a small species of mouse that used to steal chuck keys, hence the reason you could never find it.

Since drills have moved towards keyless chucks they have had to move their attentions to other items. In my case the ones in the house have decided to go after biros and radiator bleed keys

The sub-species in the shed go after lighters and coupling chain.

The ones in work like tyre valve keys.

This is my theory and I'm sticking to it. And no I'm not completely paranoid.

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:38 pm

Jim,

I thought I was the only one thinking this. You are undoubtedly correct!

If it's any use to you, I've discovered that setting mouse traps is ineffective in capturing the little beggars.

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Fri May 08, 2015 8:01 pm

Maybe if you baited the traps with coupling chains?

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