Re: "How Much Bigger would a Big-Boy be" . . . 
| June 06, 2020 11:45PM |
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. . . If a Big-Boy were Broad Gauge?
I.E., if scaled up proportionally from 4'-8.5" gauge to 5'-6" gauge? 66" / 56.5" = 1.1681, or roughly 17% bigger. YIKES!!
(Semi-Hijack / Contentental Drift inspired by the awe-inspiring photos on JBWX' site linked to by Roosso, posted by JBWX for our convenience, and then followed up by Olaf's series of shots at the same location.)
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2020 11:35AM by Johnson Barr.
I.E., if scaled up proportionally from 4'-8.5" gauge to 5'-6" gauge? 66" / 56.5" = 1.1681, or roughly 17% bigger. YIKES!!
(Semi-Hijack / Contentental Drift inspired by the awe-inspiring photos on JBWX' site linked to by Roosso, posted by JBWX for our convenience, and then followed up by Olaf's series of shots at the same location.)
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2020 11:35AM by Johnson Barr.
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