quote:Originally posted by Bob:
The 79'6" length of the prototype is over the coupler faces. Since our couplers are so huge, we should not use this measurement. The prototype was 76' 8 and 3/16" long over the car body (excluding the couplers) and this is the measurement that we should compare to the model. In 1/48, a "scale" GG1 should be 19 and 3/16" long over the car body.
Jonathan, if you thought 79'6" was wierd, how about 76 feet 8 and 3/16 inches?
Bob Bartizek
Bob,
You made me do a double check of my measurement and I came up with this:
JLC: 19-1/8" carbody length. Only off 3 inches from prototype. Pretty good for 3RS 0
Others: 18-21/32 carbody length. Off about 2'1-1/2" from prototype.
You've got me wondering how much off my other locos are now!
