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00-14 layout at Sydney Exhibition
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I went to the Liverpool (Sydney) model railway exhibition last Sunday. In my opinion the best layout there was "Fingal". This is a layout based on a Tasmanian 3'6'' gauge main line railway. It was modeled in 00 scale using 14mm gauge track. After a couple of seconds of mental arithmetic I realised that this is exact scale/gauge ratio. The only significant difference between his track and mine ( 0 scale 2' gauge) was the flangeway width. The locomotives are powered with BullAnt mechanisms.
The layout is quite large and is very well constructed, sceniced and operated. The correct guage does make the model look so much more realistic. I haven't come across this combination before. Is it popular? Given that it is also 14mm gauge, it helps broaden the base and therefore safeguards our use of the gauge. Regards, Michael Milway PS He still had people thinking it was H0 scale. |
开云体育I have heard that in the past at least, Tasmanian modellers used OO scale and 16.5mm gauge track to model their 3’6” gauge railways. While this is not exact it is closer than using 16.5mm track in OO scale to represent standard gauge. Sounds like someone has taken the next step and gone correct gauge. ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael Milway ? I went to the Liverpool (Sydney) model railway exhibition last Sunday. In my opinion the best layout there was "Fingal". This is a layout based on a Tasmanian 3'6'' gauge main line railway. It was modeled in 00 scale using 14mm gauge track. After a couple of seconds of mental arithmetic I realised that this is exact scale/gauge ratio. The only significant difference between his track and mine ( 0 scale 2' gauge) was the flangeway width. The locomotives are powered with BullAnt mechanisms. |
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开云体育Michael,I agree with you about this being the best layout at the exhibition. The equipment is all scratch built, all the track was hand laid and the scenery was first class. The one thing that elevated it the the standout category was its shape. It was not a boring straight layout. I was talking to the owner/operator on Saturday and I told him that in my opinion it was the best layout at the exhibition. Saturday night award presentations saw him receive Public Choice, Exhibitors Choice awards. He got two other awards as well. Not sure what these were. Regards, Gary
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