How can I change the font size of an outgoing instant message using Applescript?

Text copied into Messages.app from a web page is often too small to read. Is there a quick way to boost the font size using Applescript?

HI,
I have spent some time looking at the Mix Message Case.scpt in Hard Drive/Library/Scripts/Messages and also Crazy Message Text.scpt in the same Scripts Folder but then the Mail one.
Both are Apple versions.
The Mix Case one is set in Messages > Preferences > Alerts
Set the top drop down to Sent Message
Enable the Applescript items and chose the Mix Case item.
It will look something like this in the current Font and size you have set.
ThEn aGaIn
Obviously you don't want all the bit to make the font change between upper an lower case but it does have the option to use it with the Sent Message and it also uses the entry in the text field as a String.
The Mail Crazy Message one  opens a dialogue box when run.
it has a default phase and some Upper and lower limits to the size that will be used.
the Dialogue allows you to change the phrase and also "Set Prefs" to altert the font sizes.
The result is a text palce in a new Mail items and the font and size changes to look like this:-
Picture
It will look different everytime and the Font for each character  and the size of each is randomised.
Although I have tried sticking in a line to change the size to anything other then my set font in the Mixed Case one I can't get it to work.
In some cases I get an Script error in Messages  (It seems to think I am setting a Font called "10")
At other times it just says it can't set it buit still does the Mixed Case bit.
My hope was to change the size and then reduce the requirement for the "intercaps" routine.
I have other emails about new posts so I will anwser them and then spend some more time on this.
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