While checking out the Bachmann site I noted their announcement of a NEW scale - "A-1" scale. It is SMALLER than Z scale, so they had to start at the first of the alphabet. The first model looks like they used their plans for the On30 gas mechanical:
Bob Boudreau
Hope you've got big pockets... ;)
Hmmm. I can't seem to find my calendar. What day is it today?
Clever Bob; the A-1 scale designation wouldn't mean 4/1 would it??
Nice work, Bob!
Try making an oversize dime next time. A half-dollar makes these models about N scale.
I can also see the seam on the edge of the coin. Minted coins do not have a mold seam!
John Allen did this years ago with photographic cutouts.
Doug Menke
Railfan wrote:
I didn't make the half dollar coin, I picked it up as a novelty many years ago for just an occasion! It's about 3 inches across.
Fun!
Bob Boudreau
Bob Boudreau wrote: While checking out the Bachmann site I noted their announcement of a NEW scale - "A-1" scale. It is SMALLER than Z scale, so they had to start at the first of the alphabet. The first model looks like they used their plans for the On30 gas mechanical:
---------------------------------------------------- That woke me up! You caught me with this one, Bob.
Bill Bill's Railroad Empire N Scale Model Railroad:
Ummm... "big pockets" was a (obviously, TOO subtle) reference to the oversized coin, with the smooth (not milled) edges, that showed mold lines and no sign of the copper middle layer...
Not to mention the HO-style couplers with the visible springs...
;)
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