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Timbo	13 Nov 2008, 05:25 PM
Timbo Posts: 1,370 Group: Moderators Member #53 Joined: October 24, 2006	So, my T-gauge trains have finally arrived from Japan. This is a set-track based model railway with a gauge of 3mm and a four car DMU powered by tiny tiny motors. It is quite bizarre and has a curve radius of 120mm. 30 curves and 30 straights, which is at 1:450 scale is about 1 mile of track. Not loads, but enough for a decent run. Where it gets interesting (ish) is when I do "a Colin" and use it to make a miniature railway in say, 00 gauge. Or O gauge. In N gauge it becomes 15" - 20". (model of the Ratty railcars or Dudley Zoo APT, anyone?) In OO it becomes 7.25" to 10.25" gauge. I could model a Mardyke... or sit-astride set. In O gauge it becomes 5" gauge. In 1:12 scale (Bekonscot!) it suddenly becomes a Gauge 1 model in a back garden. A pic of similar stock can be found here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7XN3MX4ZrCk It therefore needs to be a basically DMU or railcar based set. What railway and scale do you think I should go for? Note: No points at present, but an end-to-end auto shuttle can be built.
	Tim Dunn MRW Moderator www.bekonscot.com www.meteorite.co.uk

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