In the never ending quest to have a go at anything it's a revelation to find out that O gauge 32mm track equates to within 1/2 inch of metre gauge in 1:32 scale. For a while now I've been collecting old French postcards from t'internet , NOT those French postcards , showing the various metre gauge trains in the early part of the 20th century......and there are some absolutely cracking inspirational shots e.g.
So armed with all this info. I'm in the process of scratch building this..............
It will eventually fit onto a cut down chassis from my Ruston kit and fitted with a set of 'redundant' 7mm scale Stanier bogie wheels. Of course the Ruston is 4 coupled and the tram is 6 coupled .....but who can tell behind the sidesheets . .......more anon
So armed with all this info. I'm in the process of scratch building this..............
It will eventually fit onto a cut down chassis from my Ruston kit and fitted with a set of 'redundant' 7mm scale Stanier bogie wheels. Of course the Ruston is 4 coupled and the tram is 6 coupled .....but who can tell behind the sidesheets . .......more anon