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[Martin Botting 2Participant @martinbotting2]

Hello all.

I wonder if anyone knows of a supplier of drawings done to gauge 1 ⅜ inch to the foot I think is the imperial order.

I have heard say the gauge one is not pure model engineering more a craft but lets not go into that. (I do love a contentious statement)

I have had a fancy to break away from model boats and the Robroy project has stalled due to back and hip problems and something in G1 just seems a nice diversion.

I was thinking on the lines of a southern railway EMU or the like, ok maybe a bit adventurous so a bogie brake. I have some books with 00 scale drawings and was thinking going to the local print shop and having some blown up. does the panel think this would be a way forward, or could the draftsmen/women readers think this is fraught with problems as the drawings have a minimum of dimensions

Martin

[Martin Botting 2Participant @martinbotting2]

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Go for it, if my project queue wasn't so long, I'd embark on a G1.

Neil

[michael howarth 1Participant @michaelhowarth1]

Martin, for starters you should try the "G1MRA" website. From there, you can join the Gauge 1 Model Railway Association for an annual fee of £20. They produce an amazing quality quarterly "Newsletter and Journal" packed with construction articles, track meetings, information and advertisers of materials, plans etc. Probably the best known of self build Gauge 1 locos is the "Project" LMS 4F 0-6-0 tender loco, then the "Dee" a SR 4-4-0 tender loco and "Armig" an 0-4-4 tank engine. Construction books for all of these are sold by G1MRA at a very decent price. You can message me if you wish to know more.

Mick

[JC Uknz 1Participant @jcuknz1]

Yes go for it …jump in …. the water's fine

Though I think 1 3/8" isn't any known gauge or scale … better work in metric where you have 32mm and 45mm gauge .

32mm folk I think mainly/usually model in 16mm/foot scale as if a two foot prototype except in NZ they model NZR which is 42" gauge and the scale is 9mm/ft. They are the rivet counters.

For what you think you want to do 45mm would likely be better where Gauge 1 work to 7mm/ft  [as I was ear bashed by a P4 worker the other night when O gauge was discussed ]

Though personally I currently work to a loading gauge of 150mm x120mm which maybe 1/20 scale. Though have some models scratch built to half inch scale … they are NZR prototypes.

There are lots of people who model in all sorts of scales and gauges … that is Narrow Gauge modelling

Been doing it for 35+ years now

You could be interested in looking at IP Engineering who recently added a railbus thing to their catalog they supply lazer-cut kits which are nice to put together which wouldn't strain your body .

Afterthought what about a quarter size RobRoy running on 45mm track, lpg fired with just as single central fire tube … bits from Roundhouse of Doncaster [ and others, Forest Classics etc ]

Edited By JC Uknz 1 on 19/02/2015 07:16:43

Edited By JC Uknz 1 on 19/02/2015 07:25:29

[michael howarth 1Participant @michaelhowarth1]

For what you think you want to do 45mm would likely be better where Gauge 1 work to 7mm/ft

 

Gauge 1 plans actually work to two scales. The first is 10mm to the imperial foot. The second is 1/32 scale which is 3/8" to 1 foot. The difference between the two is very small (but important to some people). Both scales run on 45mm track which coincidentally is the same gauge as 16mm (Garden Scale) narrow gauge.

LBSC and Martin Evans both published designs for Gauge 1 locos many of which were serialised in Model Engineer. I am currently building a Gresley 2-6-2 V2 tender loco and a Robinson 4-4-2 Jersey Lily.

Mick

Edited By mick H on 19/02/2015 07:44:16

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Don't forget the Americans doing Narrow Gauge modelling to 1/2in to the foot. They had quite a lot of 3ft tracks up in the hills for mines so it is modelled and will have plans and parts available. There is an American garden rail mag that mostly concentrates on this scale which I imagine would fit well with the antipodean brethren too. Another advantage is you could associate this with standard gauge models in G3 (2 1/2 in track).

It is amusing that G1 in the UK is mostly to 10mm scale and the 3/8 is done more in Germany. Aster/Fulgurex got very confused and produced models half way between trying to please both camps.

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