The Eagle Has Landed - NIR Hunslets Next For Accurascale IRM

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Galteemore said:

Also look at the KTM class 22 in Malaysia / basically a co-Co version of the Hunslet, and built by EE in 1971

An idea for an elaborate conversion kit there....

[Mayner]

14 hours ago, Horsetan said:

An idea for an elaborate conversion kit there....

Challenging converting a OO Gauge model to meter gauge a scale gauge perspective. 

Does the modeller compromise by converting a 4mm model to 12mm gauge or select the correct 12.2mm to S4 standards, build a model from scratch in HOm or follow the example of the Malasian modellers who appear to compromise on Japanese N. https://www.facebook.com/groups/railwaymodellersmalaysia/

[Horsetan]

15 hours ago, Mayner said:

Challenging converting a OO Gauge model to meter gauge a scale gauge perspective. 

Does the modeller compromise by converting a 4mm model to 12mm gauge or select the correct 12.2mm to S4 standards, ...

Funny you mention that. Many years ago, the late Lynden Emery started a narrow-gauge group within the Scalefour Society, applying P4 standards. It seemed to be going well until he died, after which development work tailed off.

[Colin R]

Yes, I do recall that group, I think they came to EXPO-NG at least once at Swanley there was a discussion about finer standards in 4mm narrow-gauge modelling, and I am happy to say that there are still a few who practice them. I do know of at least two sub 8mm gauge 4mm scale narrow gauge layouts under construction, one based on the Lynton and Barnstaple in North Devon and the other based on the slate quarries of North Wales.

Plus, there is one 10mm gauge layout based on several 2ft 6in 750/760mm gauge lines. I think the guy behind this one has built a chassis for the old Leek and Manifold 2-6-4T.  

A friend of mine, Stuart Brewer, has also built a 14mm industrial railway based on the BICC cables at Belvedere in Kent the last time I saw it he had built one diesel loco and was also halfway through building a Bagnall 0-4-0ST as well.

For my sins, I am currently planning a 12mm gauge layout based on Ballinamore on the Cavan and Leitrim, it could work out about 28ft end to end without fiddle yards, some things just don't go small in 4mm scale. 

But coming to the finer standards I think most 009 modellers prefer the use of N gauge chassis to build loco bodies on and not everyone wants to start to build motorised chassis in 8 or 9mm gauges.

 

Colin 

[Horsetan]

2 minutes ago, Colin R said:

Yes, I do recall that group, I think they came to EXPO-NG at least once at Swanley there was a discussion about finer standards in 4mm narrow-gauge modelling, ... 

That may have been coincident with Backwoods Miniatures, which was also trying to make narrow-gauge more finescale