Author Topic: My World war One Model railway (Read 3305 times)

purbrookmodels · « **on:** 06 January 2014, 08:37:13 PM »

Please see these links

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/80672-wipers-fish-hook-and-menin-railway/

This is my latest creation

matt

Michi · « **Reply #1 on:** 06 January 2014, 08:53:02 PM »

Fantastic, although you should post it in "Railway Wargaming"! I really like that a lot. I was not so familiar with the British sort of field railways though. Those little petrol (?) engines look totally class!

former user · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 January 2014, 08:55:50 PM »

awesome! and I don't use this word inflationary
congratulations

Michi · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 January 2014, 09:03:19 PM »

I noticed that you seem to have used N gauge track. H0e is 9mm gauge too, but looks more field railway due to the sleepers if you don´t mind to have a look: http://www.mcschueler.de/modellbahn-schmalspur-H0e-gleise-,cat-212

I did something similar with H0 tracks for my wargaming table:

Quote from: Michi

All started with some Roco H0 gauge curved points that I cut down to make them look like narrow gauge track by removing every second sleeper and adding the cut away pieces to their outer ends.

I removed the manual switches from the ballasted track bed and adapted them to the ballastless points. I also soldered all rails together and added wiring to make the trains run electrically.

Then I gave the rails a basic chocolate brown matt enamel coat and a lighter brown one to the sleepers.
These were drybrushed light grey twice and the rails got a leather brown acrylic wash.

I bought some H0 scale ballast today to make some tests for proper track beds.