Tristan's thoughts

Big, BIG trains and things :-) 1/32nd Scale deserves to be more popular — one of the reasons it isn't is that it can be difficult to search for because of the _variety_ of names people call it: "1:32" scale --and you see the problem with the colon ":"-- 1-to-32 scale, 3/8ths scale, 3/8"-to-the-foot scale, Gauge 1, #1 Gauge, Scale 1, 1 scale, 1/29 scale (sic), "G" scale (sic), "G" gauge, 45mm gauge, l'échelle I, Spur 1, Spur I, Nenngröße eins, Maflstab 1/32, die Königsspur, модели, Jauge 1, 1-spor, Spoor 1, Spoor I, 1番ゲージ, etc— Different clubs and groups are involved: G1MRA, ALSRM, FREMO:32, Cr2m, East Anglia G1 Group, ...as well as manufacturers like KM1, AristoCraft, Aster (Japan). 1/32nd scale encompasses much more than simply 45mm gauge , known in Europe as 1-normalspur (standard gauge). There exist specifications for so-called *1m* (meter-gauge) using 32mm (1.25") track , which is also used for 0 gauge 1/48 (US)

...as the vultures circle the carcass of what once was "Google Plus+"  I want to ploink down a couple photos that I took the other day  of turkey vultures soaring along the Carquínez Straits. 

Owl. Hole in a tree. Grumpy, because photography. —Basho

https://youtu.be/98mRyZSm0R0

Just remembered that I have the tristanmorrow.com domain... I should probably stick something here. Even if it's just a quick note to show that I'm still alive :-)