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Miniatures Adventure => Railway Wargaming => Topic started by: Thunderchicken on November 18, 2009, 08:09:00 PM

Title: Track in the UK
Post by: Thunderchicken on November 18, 2009, 08:09:00 PM

Hi all,

Can anyone help with a source of track which will be suitable for 28mm in the UK?

I'm not hot on scales so should I be looking for 'O' Guage?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Track in the UK
Post by: Michi on November 18, 2009, 08:20:02 PM

Quote from: Thunderchicken on November 18, 2009, 08:09:00 PM

Hi all,

Can anyone help with a source of track which will be suitable for 28mm in the UK?

I'm not hot on scales so should I be looking for 'O' Guage?

Thanks in advance.

I personally use 00/H0 track.

O gauge is more expensive and not as accessible as 00 track.
0 gauge is 32mm (space between rails)
00 gauge is 16,5mm

Call yourself lucky if you get S gauge which is 22mm.
Prototypical standard gauge is 1435mm (Russia, Spain and GWR used broad gauge, Japan, South Africa and Queensland use narrow gauge)
Decide for yourself...

Title: Re: Track in the UK
Post by: joroas on November 18, 2009, 09:23:48 PM

I bought a wild west train in O gauge that came with a lot of track that i painted up, pobably your cheapest bet.

Title: Re: Track in the UK
Post by: Svennn on November 18, 2009, 09:31:27 PM

I did a table for a comission once and used Hornby (ho/oo?) but cut the sleepers down the centre, re-spaced them apart and used grit/gravel to hide the gaps. Worked quite well and you can have it as wide or narrow as you like.

Title: Re: Track in the UK
Post by: Thunderchicken on November 20, 2009, 08:53:29 AM

Thanks chaps, looks like I'll be scratch building or looking for cheap toys. My local hobby shop is selling 2nd hand HO track off at 50p a pop so I might experiment with it.

Svennn, the track is to run beside the canal you built for me.

Title: Re: Track in the UK
Post by: Schogun on November 20, 2009, 01:30:17 PM

FYI -- The Goldlock toy trains are 1/48 scale and use standard U.S. O-gauge (British O-gauge is different). The trains from Company B are 1/56 scale and use S-gauge track.

Title: Re: Track in the UK
Post by: former user on November 20, 2009, 03:54:47 PM

there is a lot of cheap plastic 0-gauge track available in Germany, I can help You with that
or You check "Faller Playtrain or Hittrain on ebay"

it's not too soft black plastic

Title: Re: Track in the UK
Post by: Thunderchicken on November 21, 2009, 06:29:13 PM

Quote from: former user on November 20, 2009, 03:54:47 PM

there is a lot of cheap plastic 0-gauge track available in Germany, I can help You with that
or You check "Faller Playtrain or Hittrain on ebay"

it's not too soft black plastic

Thanks former user, that's very kind of you  :). I'll let you know how I get on.