Will_Ayerst Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I'm considering a foray into S for a home shunting layout and I'm expecting to need to scratchbuild or scratch-aid mostly everything which isn't a problem - but I'm worried about those things which would be all-but impossible to scratchbuild such as expansion domes, wheels and axle-box castings. What should I expect? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmay2002 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Join the S Scale society. The list of parts isn't huge but you can get a flavour from the website. http://www.s-scale.org.uk/parts.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Copleston Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Will, Andy is right, you should be encouraged by what is available to SSMRS members - as you can see on out 'Parts' pages of our website. In my book, scratchbuilding doesn't have to mean you are obliged to make EVERYTHING yourself: conceiving and designing the basic model, then adding suitable available detailed parts (such as wheels, springs, couplings, etc.) is perfectly acceptable. But 'making it yourself' does mean you are freer to choose what you want to model without being swayed by the latest commercial temptations. It is also a very satisfying process, I find! However, apart from access to the Society's modelling goodies, I would say that one of the best reasons to join us is the friendship, practical help and encouragement you will surely get from being part of one of the friendliest modelling societies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_Ayerst Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm heading to live in Poland in a few years so I'm not sure how social I could possibly be, but it's good to know there is support- thank you very much, both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Copleston Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I'm heading to live in Poland in a few years so I'm not sure how social I could possibly be, but it's good to know there is support- thank you very much, both. You are most welcome. Being an S scale modeller and an inveterate scratchbuilder is very conducive to being a 'lone modeller', as you may find. But be reassured, we have members all over the World and in the most unlikely places. Our Society should be able to offer you all the practical support you'll need - especially if you have access to the internet and keep in touch via the website and email. Who knows, you may even get interested in local railways and become our first Polish prototype modeller! (We already have members actively modelling Belgian trams and Russian Imperial 5ft gauge in S scale.) So... good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paulig44 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm heading to live in Poland in a few years so I'm not sure how social I could possibly be, but it's good to know there is support- thank you very much, both. Poland? What....you mean the outer south of London? I live in Melbourne, Australia and manage S Scale very well indeed, thanks to the superb efforts of the stores and everyone else....there is always email and Skype....Poland...that's commuting distance!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajt Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'd reckon a lot of 4mm scale axleboxes and wheels etc would be okay for S scale. EM profile wheels are probably about right for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I'm considering a foray into S for a home shunting layout and I'm expecting to need to scratchbuild or scratch-aid mostly everything which isn't a problem - but I'm worried about those things which would be all-but impossible to scratchbuild such as expansion domes, wheels and axle-box castings. What should I expect? I'll concede the wheels but I can hear numerous early 4mm finescale pioneers turning in their graves at the suggestion of domes and axleboxes being impossible to scratch-build . That's not to say that the availability of castings is not a good thing which makes it possible to complete good models on a less than geological time scale. Seriously though, as Paulig44 noted, S has a significant following in Australia because on 16.5mm track it gives a near perfect scale-gauge relationship for 3'6" gauge which was/is common here. As a result there are a few specialist suppliers who might be worth trying for generic detail bits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.e. charles Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 is there available ready to use turnouts and track? i found Shinohara but surely there's others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Copleston Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 is there available ready to use turnouts and track? i found Shinohara but surely there's others. Not for British S scale. The S scale MRS offers components and gauges to build your own, but there is no ready-to-use turnouts and track. British S scale is primarily a scratchbuilder's scale. http://www.s-scale.org.uk/track.htm However, there are/were several ranges of ready-to-lay track and turnouts to both 'finescale' and 'hi-rail' (coarse) standards in the U.S.A. Have a read through this NASG webpage https://www.nasg.org/Extra/Track.php Although the scale is the same (1:64th), track and wheel standards differ between British and American S scale so it is not compatible one with the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertc Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 What prototype are you planning to model? That should help your decision. I built NSWGR prototype and found useful items from HO and OO. I used the NASG standards which are the common rp25/110 used for HO with allowances for 22.5mm track gauge if modelling the Stephenson standard. I'm sure being a member of the S scale society would be very useful if modelling British. It is a nice scale to work in. cheers Bob Comerford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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