Gauge 1

[Thomas]

Wondering if anyone is using this scale? Thinking of moving to it. 

[Georgeconna]

25 minutes ago, Thomas said:

Wondering if anyone is using this scale? Thinking of moving to it. 

The German stuff is spectacular in this scale but way above my pay scale. 

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Georgeconna said:

The German stuff is spectacular in this scale but way above my pay scale. 

Ah, you're thinking of KM1. Exquisite stuff, but you can buy a decent, if old, used car for the price of some of their models.

[Georgeconna]

 

any really. Even the marklin stuff with working reversers, Steam cocks . could watch them all day long.

 

 

 

[DJ Dangerous]

Lots of scope for 3D-printed bodies and parts in Gauge 1, but you need a fair bit of space:

 

 

[WRENNEIRE]

 

Its sitting on my O Gauge track

[Northroader]

July, 2024, and I went to Larkrail, to me quite a special model railway show in Bath suburbs. One line really caught my interest, a small gauge 1 branch line terminus, by a guy I regard as a mate.

You’ll see it’s pretty well a standard arrangement excepting everything just a little bit bigger, and to me more attractive as a result. Discussing it with its builder, and I mentioned expense, and he laughed and picked up a Terrier 0-6-0T. All the superstructure was made from cardboard!

This aroused my interest enough to go along to the gauge 1 association do at Swindon steam that summer. The bulk of the show was, I admit, bloody scary when you looked at the price tags, but the association admission desk were selling white metal castings for standard axle box/guard/ spring units at very reasonable prices. Slaters do wheelsets, plus loco wheelsets at fairly normal prices. I would say if you can do fairly simple scratch building, you can put together a basic branch line arrangement without breaking the bank, and be able to fit it in along one wall of a room. If you go for RTR items, a win on the football pools would be a help. Me? I’m very tempted, it’s just there’s a lot of 0 gauge tracks in my railway room, and a layout in a different gauge would be a bit too much of a good thing.

[murrayec]

Class 500 G1;-

Slieve Gullion 171;-

 

 

[Galteemore]

Wow. The 500 is striking but that S class takes the biscuit. Simply stunning 

Edited 9 hours ago by Galteemore

[murrayec]

2 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Wow. The 800 is always striking but that S class takes the biscuit. Simply stunning 

Yes, one of my favorites.

Eoin

[Thomas]

The idea is to make a portable layout and bring it to shows. 

[Georgeconna]

4 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

 

Its sitting on my O Gauge track

 

I cant unsee those wincy front

buffers....

[Northroader]

Well, the photo I gave says it all, really. You can make a simple layout based on microlayout design and take it to a show. If you do a search for gauge 1 kits, you’ll find there is stuff available which is a realistic price. Remember that the layout shown is managing quite well on a limited number of models, and because of their size, each one gains a personality and individual interest which you cant get with smaller scales.

[DJ Dangerous]

Bowaters Models have 1:32 Gauge 1 Irish stock:

https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/12800-bowaters-models-irish-range

121, 141 and 181 Class locos, a G Class, and coaching stock:

https://shop.bowatersmodels.co.uk/collections/coras-iompair-eireann

The 071 is not yet available to order.

You can also scale up from 1:32 to 10mm, which is about 1:30,5.