What Scale to Use?

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What Scale to Use?
Topic Started: 11 Jun 2009, 09:26 PM (277 Views)
KeithB	11 Jun 2009, 09:26 PM Post #1
Porter Posts: 12 Group: Member Member #20 Joined: August 18, 2006	Having decided to postpone my Gn15 industrial modelling in favour of a miniature railway, I was wondering which scale to model in. The choices would be based on "OO9" 9mm gauge track so that would give primarily GNine (9" gauge prototype), 1:32 (12" gauge), or O9 (15" gauge). The main problem would, I think, be sourcing suitable passenger figures especially since GNine would need sit-astride rolling-stock and there don't seem to be many G-scale figures suitable for that! O9 (and possibly 1:32) could mean sit-inside coaches which would alleviate the passenger problem, but I really wanted to go for the seaside "round-the-putting-green" railway for which a 15" gauge prototype would not be appropriate, but GNine probably would. Does anyone in the group have any ideas - other than taking a hacksaw to Preiser G-scale figures??
	Regards, Keith CAMBRIDGE, Ontario CANADA


glastonrail	11 Jun 2009, 09:34 PM Post #2
Dommo Posts: 2,366 Group: Member Member #85 Joined: January 7, 2007	Move up a little from G scale to 16mm - 9mm track will pass for 7.25" then. There are plenty in the 16mm frat. who make custom or customise-able people (Rob Bennett to name but one), and also the figures you can get from Early Learning Centre etc. are approximately the right size (1:20 against 1:19, but then, you get short people in the real world too) Coincidentally, OO track = 12.25" almost exactly in 16mm... ... Hope this helps. Dom Greenop DMR GHLR (16mm, deceased)
	"There's no such thing as sanity, and that's the sanest fact" M. Knopfler, 1985 Dragon Miniature Railway, Stockport http://www.freewebs.com/dragonrailway


KeithB	11 Jun 2009, 11:14 PM Post #3
Porter Posts: 12 Group: Member Member #20 Joined: August 18, 2006	Good idea! I hadn't thought of that scale/gauge combination!
	Regards, Keith CAMBRIDGE, Ontario CANADA


stockers	16 Jun 2009, 08:17 AM Post #4
Porter Posts: 12 Group: Member Member #647 Joined: April 15, 2008	If you have the space/inclination to go outside there is the option of 2", i.e. 1/6 scale on 32mm track which scales out close to 7 1/4" gauge; 2" on 45mm is around 10 1/4". Use the likes Action Man and related figures and bits. cheers
	Chris


KeithB	24 Jun 2009, 12:46 AM Post #5
Porter Posts: 12 Group: Member Member #20 Joined: August 18, 2006	<quote>2" on 45mm is around 10 1/4". <quote> Hm-m-mm...so a modified GRS Tasmanian Garratt and I could model the Wells and Walsingham or Shillingstone Light Railway....
	Regards, Keith CAMBRIDGE, Ontario CANADA


little giant	24 Jun 2009, 08:34 PM Post #6
leader RMR crazy projects Posts: 364 Group: Member Member #275 Joined: October 5, 2007	if you go to 1/12 scale in 32mm it comes out at 15inch and you can use all the dolls house stuff as there is every thing you could ever want. I know as I have a layout that is 27 foot long in this scale. The only thing is the trains are long a one loco and four 4 wheel coaches is five foot based on bassett-lowke products.
	It may only be 15" but it is fun to play with


KeithB	25 Jun 2009, 03:14 AM Post #7
Porter Posts: 12 Group: Member Member #20 Joined: August 18, 2006	<quote> if you go to 1/12 scale in 32mm it comes out at 15inch <quote> ...and so 16.5mm track would scale to about 7-1/4 inch gauge which would be what I am looking for with regard to a seaside-type railway!
	Regards, Keith CAMBRIDGE, Ontario CANADA


KeithB	29 Jun 2009, 03:54 AM Post #8
Porter Posts: 12 Group: Member Member #20 Joined: August 18, 2006	<quote>There are plenty in the 16mm frat. who make custom or customise-able people <quote> Other than Rob Bennett, who would you suggest? (Finding info on 16mm scale this side of the Pond is next to impossible...)
	Regards, Keith CAMBRIDGE, Ontario CANADA


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