--- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote:
>
> I believe the new NASG/NMRA wheel and track Standards are based on HO
> tolerances spread for S.
>
> Bob Nicholson ______________________________________________
>
Bob:
I think you just restated a misconception that probably started the fight in
the first place. Bradley wanted other scales based on HO, other scales wanted
to have some basis in a mathematical reduction from the prototype. Using the
HO track gauge at the time and scaling it S did not produce track that was 4'
8.5" in dimension. NASG chose to change to new standards that recognized 4'
8.5" as our track gauge (0.883).
Change is a fearful and burdensome thing, avoided by most people. In this case
I think NASG made a very courageous move in 1981 with the new standards, which
BTW would common frog with Sn3, something existing (and Bradley's proposed)
standards for S would not. It seems to have withstood the test of time quite
well. Sometimes if we can get past our initial fear of change, it actually
works out. Now, about that DCC... <GRIN>
It's 8 below zero here so stirring the pot might actually create warmth...!
Jim Kindraka
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