From rec.arts.sf.fandom...
mike weber wrote:
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> 1:8 (also known as "1-1/2 inch") scale is a common scale for rideable
> live-steam railroad models. I once met Daniel Boon V (yes, he was a
> descendant of the famous one), a blacksmith in North Carolina, who had
> built an incredible 1:8 model of a Union Pacific Big Boy.
mark, eyeballs falling out....
