Poundstretcher Model train set

[Tym]

Simular discussion going on on the VBCW forum.

http://vbcf.freeforums.org/what-scale-rail-track-do-chaps-use-for-28mm-t3340.html

[Doug ex-em4]

Simular discussion going on on the VBCW forum.

Indeed. It's getting confusing (and I'm partly to blame) - I don't know which forum to post my replies to....  

I'm guessing that's the Tomy loco in your pic - looks good. Have you done much to it? And it's on the Poundstretcher track, is it?

Doug

[Tym]

Poundstretcher track
The engine is one of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEAMSTERS-DIECAST-STEAM-LOCOMOTIVE-TRAIN-with-SOUND-LIGHTS-toy-tank-engine-/190969548137?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&var=&hash=item2c76ac0d69

[Tym]

Posted a 'How to' on the VBCW forum on putting the flanges on the Tomy Wagons

http://vbcf.freeforums.org/vbcw-railway-t3388.html

[joroas]

I picked up one of the train sets in the week.  You get a lot of stuff for £15......

[Tim Haslam]

How much 'straight' track do you get?

[Tym]

Must confess to have bought two sets (one had been reduced as the station was missing)  I do keep considering to buying another set just to get more track.  I cant give you a defined answer on how many straights you get I just felt getting two sets would fill a 8' x 4' board.

[Tim Haslam]

Thanks for that.
Ideally I need around 24' of straight track!
That's around 8.0m

[Doug ex-em4]

Thanks for that.
Ideally I need around 24' of straight track!
That's around 8.0m

Tim - you get 16 straights at 9" each = 12'. Also 5 sets of points which are made up of 9" of straight track and a standard curve. The number of straights you get is one of the big advantages of this set.

Doug

[Tim Haslam]

Cool,
so two sets could do the job!

cheers

[Tim Haslam]

Got my first set today.
A shite model railway set, but superb value wargame scenery!!!
Anybody want to swop some of the rolling stock for straight track???
(I'll need to keep the engine and tender of course)
Tim

[Doug ex-em4]

Got my first set today.
A shite model railway set, but superb value wargame scenery!!!
Anybody want to swop some of the rolling stock for straight track???
(I'll need to keep the engine and tender of course)
Tim

To be fair, I don't think it would claim to be a model railway set - definitely a toy train set and, at that price, not a bad one at all. But, as you say, for our purposes, a great value wargames scenery package.

Can't help with the straight track, I'm afraid - that was the main reason I bought it as well....

Doug

[katie]

Is there not a model railway scale that will supply the right scale track?

[Doug ex-em4]

Is there not a model railway scale that will supply the right scale track?

Probably - someone will doubtless be along to tell us. But, it will be a lot more expensive than this set and really, for wargames purposes, this set is more than adequate.

Doug

[Cubs]

Is there not a model railway scale that will supply the right scale track?

The problem with that is model train tracks aren't usually in proportion to the train, ie. the tracks (and thus gauge of the model wheels) tend to be wider than they should be, to make it more stable.

My dad would be able to bore everyone into floods of tears on this subject, but there are lots of different gauges of railway throughout the world and historically it was even more varied. Unless you really want to research the correct gauge for the genre you're looking to model*, it might be an idea to just go with what looks nice to you.

*When I was looking to do WW1 Palestine and was looking for cheapo train sets for arabs to sabotage, my dad told me they use 1m narrow gauge, because the Turks mostly had old German rolling stock. That would be around 15mm wide tracks in 28mm scale - can you imagine how tiny that would look on the table?