Guys,
I have been following the "Gauge Railway" post, and I like the idea!
However, the car reporting marks are a bit confusing, but I do know that we ALL have numbers.
If you put your mouse over the PROFILE button at the bottom of a post you make, you will see that the line ends in a certain number. This number is on EVERY post you make.
Mike-306
George-251
Wolv-658
Andy-114
I haven't got Shane's number yet.
As per the discussion, the first letter is the forum, the second letter is the type of car, the first two numbers is the scale. The next three or four numbers is the member, the last 3 numbers is the car #.
So:
GB87658001
That should tell you the following:
The car is of The Gauge Railway. The car is a boxcar. The car is HO scale. The member is Wolv-me. And finally, the car's number is 001 or the first.
They originally came up with adding engines, but I think it would be easier and more sensible if we just stuck to cars.
Not sure what car marks are what, but this could be a list:
B-boxcars (all types)
G-gondolas (all types)
H-hoppers (all types)
F-flatcars (all types)
C-caboose (all types-including way cars and transfers)
T-tank cars (all types)
I-intermodal (all types, includes stack, piggyback, autoracks, etc.)
M-MOW cars (all types)
Did I leave anything out?
Let's hear what ya have to say about this.
Later.