Handcar shed drawings

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Handcar shed drawings

I just wonder when anybody that is into On30 especially the manufacturers of On30 products refer to this as “On30” but you all (Model Railroader) insist that it is On2 1/2.Why? I have never seen anybody else except you people insist that this is On2 1/2.

Was it an oversight that there are no dimensions shown for the handcar shed? Granted, the scale shown is for S scale, and most modelers have a rule which can accomodate various scales but I feel it would have better for those of us who still scratch build to have the dimensions in feet and inches on the drawing. Or are you just trying to get us to follow the old carpenter’s adage of measure twice and cut once?

2 1/2 feet = 30"