Discovering one's inner finescale modeller
Evening all
Having now done some more research into parts to build 21mm track, I've found that some appear to be available. through the Scalefour society. This has led to what could be turning point in my relationship with the hobby; I have decided to join said society. This information turned several worried heads at my weekly club night earlier this evening. There is definitely a certain view of the kind of person who models to P4 standards. It is a view that, I have to admit, I subscribed to as well for quite a while. I have since come to realise it is, on the whole, a totally unfair view as our wonderful hobby is essentially built on a diversity of different approaches and track standards, there is no right way of doing things and no wrong way of doing things. For some, myself included, having something that is as an accurate portrayal of the real thing as possible is what it is all about. For me, I've come to believe that this has got to extend to the track as well. I will acknowledge that this isn't for everyone and there are too many wonderful layouts both on this website and out in the wider modelling world built to 00 standards to mention. It would be foolish to suggest that it is wrong to model in 00, I still do both on Sandhurst and at my club.
Anyway, what my rambling is getting at is that if one feels the urges to do so, one should go totally finescale. For me, I think it would be silly to model an Irish layout in anything but finescale. This is due to the wider gauged rolling stock looking too out of place on 00 track for me. I realise I'm probably letting myself in for more than I have bargained for with all this, but I also know that I will be far more satisfied with an end result that suits my idea of how layouts should be built (or built by me at least).
Whilst talking of letting myself in for more than I bargained for, I was kindly lent by our club chairman (Peter Wisdom) some books on loco construction as this is something else which I am going to need to be doing for this new venture. Like with track building, I am looking forward to this but I am also somewhat nervous about what I'll be able to produce. But at the end of the day, isn't that what all this modelling lark is about?
Attached is a photo of said "light" reading...
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