Rundle: An oval in a bedroom in Gauge 3

I get the same, Richard, I think it's just slow. BTW, is your Neilson going to be sufficiently complete for a spin on Rundle? Along with some of those ballast wagons? It would look just right.

 

I will try my very best Geoff.

 

OK thanks for the feedback Richard.

I've just about worked out the basics of editing the website but always look at it with my laptop. I have a rather old phone which is up to looking at WA but not much more - and is very slow when looking at the Web, so I don't tend to do so. It has a reasonable battery life though and works well as a phone (which is what I need generally). My Manager has a much newer Apple thingy (required for Facetime with G'kids) and I'll have a look at the site with that later - and see if I can improve things.

Looking forward to seeing Rundle at the AGM Geoff.

Regards,

IanT

 

G3 website works fine on a PC Ian.

 

The layout now has legs. The roadway is laid and the setts are fixed in place and painted and grouted with tinted polyfilla. I used an old suede brush to scrub off the surplus polyfilla; this has also burnished the setts to give a realistic sheen. They do all look freshly laid, so I will need to darken the cement a bit when I paint the road.
The wagon is a Williams Models flexikit of an RCH 5 plank stone wagon, with GRS running gear, built to look like a well used ICI wagon.

 

What's the little engine, Geoff?

Jon

 

It's a simplex petrol shunter, a model of the one used by the GER, LNER and finally BR, in Brentwood goods yard. BR number 15098. A retired driver in my model railway club remembers seeing it there. I wrote about its construction in my G3 Workbench thread. It's still not quite finished, needing the brakes and exhaust to be added. I have had sets of the etches, frames and castings made up and will be offering it as a kit later this year.

 

Thanks Geoff.
Mmm, that could be interesting.

Jon

 

Getting very close to the G3 Society AGM/Public exhibition, Rundle will be a bit basic, but I think people will get the idea behind it. The lighting is installed, some ballast and weeds added, and the roadway painted. Few buildings though, and mostly unfinished.


I haven't sorted out a proper backscene either.

I'm pleased with the inlaid track .

The shopfront is from a Piko G scale US building. This building will be covered in weatherboard, as it's quick and easy to model (the stick is part of the lighting not thebuilding)

and a photo of some buildings I hope to adapt for a future incarnation of the layout: Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield.

 

What scale is G - 1/32, 1/35?

If so and as a thought - it could be worth looking (if you haven't done so already) at 1/35 buildings produced for military dioramas.

There are alot kits available (mostly European) some of which can be adapted for UK and also many accessory kits e.g.

 

Sorry Dave - too small!
G (narrow gauge) and Gauge 3 share a scale of 1/22.5.

 

Thanks for the clarification Andy - in theory could 1/24 buildings be used in the background?

 

Theres about a 7% difference between 1/24 and 1/22.6.
So maybe?

 

The van is 1/24, the figure and wagon is 1/22.5 - not a very realistic composition, but doesn't look too out of scale.

 

1/24th vehicles are commonly used in G3 layouts and don't look at all out of place. Dolls house suppliers also usually have some 1/24th materials (although it's mostly 1/12th) which can also be useful. Something that is noticeable though are figures which have been designed for "16mm/G Scale" - they are a fudge (Trade trying to cover all bases with one product) and nearly always look too big. Assuming an average height of 5ft 8-10" (fairly tall for pre-war times) a 'G' scale figure should only be about 76-78mm in height - and many are way over this. So if you combine 1/24th vehicles/houses with pseudo 'G/16mm' figures then it won't look right. (Making a general point Richard - your van & guy look just fine).

Having said all that, I do have a Brandbright 16mm driver (aka Big Fred) who had a rather painful hip operation and lost at least 6-8" in height.

Talking of "G" - G3 is practically the same scale as LGB 'G' and is modelled at either 17/32nd (Imperial) or 13.5mm (Metric) - take your pick, they are virtually the same. However these days (with the availability of CAD) - it's simpler, easier and more accurate in my view to draw models full size and then scale the drawings down - in which case the correct scaling factor (for G3) is 1:22.6 (and not 1:22.5 e.g. LGB 'G'). So full marks Trevor!

IanT

 

Arty
Where did you get that single plank wagon?

Jon

 

It’s a Peter Korzilius Midland long machinery wagon.

 

There are quite a few model boat kits and bits available in 1/24th, which I'm planning to use on my layouts.

 

A Mountfleet 'Highlander' would look very nice Geoff - thought about getting one for the Grandson but he seems to prefer flying kites (and they are a lot cheaper too). Shouldn't think about boats at all really (not enough hours in the day already) - but I've got an old Bowman Bryant twin that badly needs a nice replica 'Sea Jay' hull to go in - or perhaps it could power a G3 tram engine on Rundle instead? Might be a bit too free-lance for you though...

It's an interesting little engine - it's "valveless" - as explained at the end of this YouTube.

( Sorry something keeps happening to my YouTube link - probably I don't understand the right way to post it - if still curious just search YT for "Bowman Bryant" )

IanT

 

Rundle is whatever takes my fancy, Ian. Live steam projects will be just as welcome as historically accurate models. I draw the line at the Donald Mcgill saucy postcard stuff some G scalers seem to like, but anything that opens people's minds to the possibilities of G3 indoors is welcome.