Alex, I have a copy of a book 'The story of the Q1s' by John Scott Morgan. It has a history of each one with photographs as well as a dimensioned outline...
Hi Alex, there is also a drawing in the Ian Beattie book of Southern Locos - albeit in original form, not showing the circular access holes to the mudholes nor...
Thanks for the replies. I have the story of the Q1s and the BRILL articles, but I wasn't aware of the Modelling Railways Illustrated piece. I'm trying to...
Dear All, A recent series of emails on the group prompted me to bring matters more up to date with the reasons as to why the sub-32mm gauge concept has...
Jim- thanks for a very clear explanation of various standards. I would be interested in a pair of gauges if you decide to have them produced. I would like to...
Jim, Thank you very much for your illuminating contribution, not just for the explanation but for your involvement in standards development. Is there anyone...
Mike, I would go so far as to suggest that the Guild standards (to which I do not have direct access) for wheels need refining to ensure that there is a single...
G'day Jim, ... If you don't actually know what the G0G standards are, I think it a bit rich that you suggest they need 'refining' :-) In point of fact, the...
Jim Snowdon et al. As a former chairman of the Guild Technical Committee, it seems to me that this matter of wheel and track Standards should be on the Tech....
Richard, I think you might, perhaps, be over-reacting slightly. I have added my response by way of annotating your original text in red. Regards, Jim ... From:...
George, No one is asking the Guild to propose a new standard profile, only to decide upon adopting the existing 0.75mm flange thickness as the single standard...
Hello Jim, Your "red" annotations doesn't work for me. The whole lot is in black, so now I am totally confused. Can you please find some other way of...
I read Jim s contribution with interest, but am I missing the point somewhere? I was under the impression that 32mm equates to 4.57' at 7mm = 1' so why are...
Richard et.al, It seems that whilst I can select the font colour at my end, somewhere between me and Yahoo, the text all ends up being black again, which is...
... added my response by way of annotating your original text in red. ... which ... a bit rich that you suggest they need 'refining' :-) [I know what they...
Hello All, I have, with permission, created a new Folder in the Files section titled Gauge O Guild Documentation. Please note that copyright in this material...
Hi Jim, The Newport Club (Wales) also adopted the 31mm gauge, I think in response to your MRJ article. They did this a couple of years before I took up the...
Hi Gang, The S club 7 members must be having a quiet chuckle, as the discussion rages on reducing an already under prototype gauge even further! Keep going, if...
... Not at all. Having met and chatted with Jim S, we have a sort of understanding. We're both after the same thing in the end, but Jim's approach - as he...
Philip, If you must know, I was a member of the Guild, until several years ago I left, disillusioned by the politics and the fact that what was then an £18...
The last survey of Guild members, about three years ago I think, found that there were far more people then using 31mm than 33mm. I suspect that the numbers...
G'day Kerry, The reasoning behind the various options involving gauge reduction is simple. Current G0G 32mm gauge finescale standards allow a certain amount of...
... I just want to clarify this to say that S7 is about as difficult as Finescale. In other words, not very difficult at all, but I suppose it's fair to say...
I think HOG wheels run so well because of their mass and the fact that they are concentric and true without wobbles. The flanges on an old brass set I have...
All, Within the Guild Standards pages posted by Mike today lies the source of all the confusion and debate. There are pages variously dated 2000 and 2003. Some...
Dear all, has any one been watching the prog on channel 4 about the Chinese coping all the goods. Although this may not sound that it will affect us in the...
