Hi there,

This is my first post on this forum.  I am a newbie from South Africa.  Only started getting interested in the hobby at around this time last year.  That is also about how long I have been subscribed to MRH, but I am still so overwhelmed by the skill and expertise of people on here, that I felt too intimidated to post something.

Years ago the disparity in prices between brass and plastic loco's was always pretty large.  Given that prices on the high end plastic stuff have risen dramatically over the years, that price difference has shrunk quite a bit in some cases.  For example, I recently came across a brass Overland Models' GP-15 with DCC in UP colors for $345 at Caboose Hobbies in Denver. 

I was always taught that the only stupid question is the one that wasn't asked.  So, not having any experience with brass myself, I thought I'd ask the experts here:

I'm working on some decals for an FRV RDS15 but I don't have shell to scale the photos to.

Can anybody tell me these 2 dimensions from an HO Scale Cab?

- Height to under edge of roof (flat portion of cab)
- With of cab side (most important)

Thanks!
- Bill