2013 christmas bargain trains - and the result p3

[Constable Bertrand]

Hi guys,

Tis the season for train spotting, and so I have begun the hunt for cheap train options this Christmas. So far all my searches in dollar stores for Goldloc/fastlane have turned up blank. But I found this in KMart today for $15. The engine could easily be converted for on30, but the carriages will need to be scratch built. It's "ho" ish scale and looks a little rough, but a basic start.



http://www.kmart.com.au/product/train-set/122318

They also have a G scale union pacific for $50.

If you find something, post it up in here, especially if it's in Australia

Cheers
Matt.

[mysteriousbill]

Does it look like the track would work with the Goldlock trains?

[Constable Bertrand]

Does it look like the track would work with the Goldlock trains?

What does Goldloc trains run on? This appeared to be HO track. Also the rails, sleepers and ballast are all moulded as one. (Making things a little hard, to cut out every second sleeper to create a narrow gauge look).

Cheers
Matt.

[mysteriousbill]

My camera is down. Could you post a picture of one of the tracks?

[Constable Bertrand]

Hi bill, a few of my research pics are attached. I haven't bought one yet, pending what else is released over the next few weeks.



For $50 that's a bargain if you're looking for G scale





That's the best shot I have of the tracks sorry. I don't have a fastlane/Goldloc train to compare it with. Nor have I purchased one yet.



Myer had this Christmas G scale special.

[mysteriousbill]

The tracks seem to be mounted on a grading of some sort. If they are it would work with the Goldlock train.

[Schogun]

I took a piece of Goldlock track to a train store and found it matched U.S. O-Gauge, so 1/48 scale.

Most US O-Gauge track has 3 rails, although I am told 2-rail is available.

Chuck

[Constable Bertrand]

Well I got excited in my lunch break, and now I have this. I thought it's a basis to kitbash from. The height is somewhat right, the tracks are good, but the width is way off for 28mm









Not sure how that track suits your desires bill. But there are only about 2 straights in the whole box. The rest are curves.

Cheers
Matt.

[zemjw]

Just throwing one in from the European side of the pond

I picked up the following set at PoundStretcher for £14.99. It claims to be 1:87 (HO), but doesn't look ludicrously small next to 28mm figs.

edit: forgot to mention, it's by Telitoy.



Loads of track



Engine and some of the rolling stock



next to couple of 28mm figs





The image in my head at the moment is a bit of a train yard in a ruined city, so it'll be background fittings rather than the focus of any games. There is a huge amount of track, including quite a few sets of points You can just about make out some of the layouts in the photo below

[Constable Bertrand]

Wow, nice find zemjw, a bit of a bargain. Anyone else had any luck?

[TimK]

Well I got excited in my lunch break, and now I have this. I thought it's a basis to kitbash from. The height is somewhat right, the tracks are good, but the width is way off for 28mm

If that's G Gauge then I'm a ........... G is 1/22.5 scale using 45mm track as 1metre narrow gauge IIRC.

The track doesn't look too bad if you're using it to represent standard gauge 4' 8¹/₂". 
Tim

[mysteriousbill]

OK that first train's track definitely wouldn't work. Could I get a picture of that last train's track, especially the end of a track section? Thank you.

[zemjw]

@mysteriousbill

track is pretty plain


with 28mm Hasslfree figure


distance from outside to outside of tracks is 28.2mm, and distance inside to inside is 24.5mm (not sure which one is used as gauge )

[Cory]

The inside gauge is the measurement. American railroads have an inside measurement of 56 1/2", so 24.5 is pretty darn close, though the size of the rails themselves is over size for the scale.

[former user]

here, maybe this helps