As a lot of you know , I collect and enjoy a lot of railway models and toys . Looking at them today , I began wondering if there were such a thing as an honest manufacturer . Because in among my collection is a large amount of BEMO HO scale Swiss outline stuff on 12 mm track representing meter gauge at 1:87 . Just over scale a touch at 12 mm .
But , blow me , this paragon of railway modelling offer the identical loco with a gauge of 9 mm . Now , as it’s offered to the public as scale stuff , how dey do dat ? I presume it must be because they also make stuff in scale to run on 9mm , I know , because I have some . It represents Austrian 750 and 760 mm gauge . And very nice too . Costly , but nice . Also German outline . Equally nice .
I wonder how many innocents have been conned into buying the “wrong” gauge/scale combination because it happens to fit ?
That would not have been the purpose of making the things of course , heaven forfend . I know this is not large scale , but the principle is the same , surely ? A 25% difference in gauge ? That’s more than an LGB American outline %age .
I feel a logo coming down .
Mike
Mike Morgan said:
I feel a logo coming down . Mike
Not to disappoint:
Bemo does it the same way the LS mfgs do for different gauges, they regauge the wheels. Can be done with almost all BEMO equipment. BEMO’s reason was the eternally space challenged liked the really tight curves (akin to the R1) better. And since they were clever enough to design the drive train in a smart way it is a simple matter of regauging the wheels to what one likes. Anything between 9mm and 12mm But even if one was “adventurous enough” to change to 9mm gauge, the 1:87 scale remained as advertised, spot on! The RhB fans should be so lucky with the LGB items. With LGB the gauge is correct for 1:22.5 and everything else is “wacky”. I converted more than 500 pieces of rolling stock to Kadee 711s, installed all the detail parts, weathered them and gauged all the wheels to the proper B to B dimension to assure flawless performance. Approx. 2/3 of that was for customers. The absolute minimum radius with the EMM Kadee-mounting method for BEMO stock is 18" (460mm). Results in 1mm (0.040")gap between diaphragms on the straight. BTW since I don’t have any HOn3 equipment I have regauged some BEMO equipment to HOn3 to try out trackwork I have custom built for customers. Works very well. 
Yes , as I said , BEMO is beautiful .Otherwise I would not buy it .
By the way , the word for flat bread is “pitta” .
Cheuss ,
Mike
OOOPs , forgot to add that D+RModellbahn do the same thing , perpetrating the same facility . Sensible ? Yes . ethical ? Maybe . I stick to HOm as it happens for my Swiss HO , and that’s how D+H mark the box . Maybe that’s the way out .
Mike Morgan said:
By the way , the word for flat bread is “pitta” . Cheuss , Mike
pita (pê´te) noun A round, flat bread of Middle Eastern origin that can be opened into a pocket for filling. Also called pocket bread. [Modern Greek pêtta, pita, pie, cake, bread.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed from INSO Corporation. All rights reserved.
Yes , but as the word is anglicised Indian English from the previous rulers of India and that area , we claim prior rights . Otherwise , New York would be Nieuw Amsterdam .
And I added a ps above
Stuff Wilkepedia , try the OED .
No , don’t bother , it was a joke . In the UK , it is known as Pitta bread . And in Greece , Cyprus and so on . I am afraid the language barriers of the world even extend across supposedly same languages .
My dream is to see BEMO produce large scale , they do a fantastic job of HO . The same attention to detail in 1/22.5 would be a bit expensive though .
Have you seen the latest steamer from BEMO ? About the 700 dollar mark here . I am seriously tempted . Use it as distant background on 1/22.5
Gruss Gott .
Mike
And exactly how does thou spell “aluminum”?
Curmudgeon said:
And exactly how does thou spell “aluminum”?
Dave, To the tune of “There’s no business like show business” There’s no spelling, but Brit spelling there’s no spelling at all. They’re the ones who ruled the world and spread the light everyone else just fumbles and never gets it right. There’s no spelling, but Brit spelling there’s no spelling at a-l-l. My apologies to the lyricists from “Annie get your gun!”
I do favour your colour.
But, if you leave your bonnet unattached, you might end up in hospital.
Especially if your bonnet opens and you catch a wing on a Lorry.
No , no , Dave , it’s
"How dos’t thou spell ligtweight metal ? 'Tis aluminiIum ,of course "
And you there , chappie in American colony thing , how do you say “NUCLEAR ?” . No , not bloody Nucular , that’s how your President says it
N_U_C_L_E_A_R
He has his finger on the button and can’t even spell it . Gawd 'elp us , guvnor
A friend has pointed out that my joke about NOOKULA could be taken by some as offensive . I happen to like President Bush , who I am sure would enjoy the joke himself .
But , in the interesst of harmony , I invite Bob to delete it if he wishes ,without recriminations from me ,to allay the sensitivities of those so offended .
How do you spell PITA?
The president hired an impersonator (of himself) to assist him with a press dinner awhile back, and lampooned himself in particular for his apparent inability to pronounce the word “Nuclear.” If he can laugh about it, I suppose we can too.
If we’re going to talk PITA, perhaps a bit of roast lamb, tomato (may or mah in the middle) and some cucumber sauce would help… as that would make it a Gyro.
Hopefully with a Gyro, the affected thread could then stay on course and not wander off.
Matthew (OV)
The quantity of spirits imbibed and the proof thereof will dictate the speed at which the derailment occurs.
Curmudgeon said:Yes indeed.
The quantity of spirits imbibed and the proof thereof will dictate the speed at which the derailment occurs.
With certain people it is advisable to check the time of the post, calculate the local time of the poster and then decide if a grain or a pinch of salt is required.