Popular Post dkightley Posted June 20, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2016 I've recently exhibited a model of the Forth Bridge in T Gauge. Here's a YouTube video.... Enjoy. 19 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted June 20, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20, 2016 Brilliant, enjoyed seeing this & talking to you on Saturday morning at GCR. Triumph of 3D printing ingenuity. Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppercap Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Trains were going a wee bit too quick! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2016 I've recently exhibited a model of the Forth Bridge in T Gauge. Here's a YouTube video.... Enjoy. Very nice Doug. Now I want to have lunch at the Hawes Inn. You need a model of my old friend John Watson's boat "Maid of the Forth" setting off for or coming back from Inchcolm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switcher102 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Excellent model DKightley, gosh, the workmanship gone into that is amazing. Did you make all the girders by hand or is it a 3D printing job? What material have you used?One downer though, it's been mentioned already, when a moving train came on the scene I thought all of a sudden we'd moved to Japan. I didn't know Britain had a bullet train, or is it just Scotland? It must have been doing over 100mph scale speed Shame to spoil such a good model like that. Perhaps you've got old motors but I know you can get more realistic running now for T Gauge. I asked them at the Warley Show last year if they could make them model the movement of the real thing and they could, I was amazed. Here's a good example:- Rich 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I bought the T-gauge HST set. I was not expecting such superb running from something so small. The slow speed performance was incredible, very smooth right down to inch a minute speeds if so desired. Blue and Grey might be a little out of era, but the full HST rake running across that at an appropriate scale speed would look amazing. Does anyone do the transfers to re-livery one to something more modern? An absolutely superb model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 21, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) I bought the T-gauge HST set. I was not expecting such superb running from something so small. The slow speed performance was incredible, very smooth right down to inch a minute speeds if so desired. Blue and Grey might be a little out of era, but the full HST rake running across that at an appropriate scale speed would look amazing. Does anyone do the transfers to re-livery one to something more modern? An absolutely superb model! 40 mph max over the bridge if I recall correctly. I reckon that's about 40 mm/s in T-gauge! Edited June 22, 2016 by St Enodoc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted June 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2016 The bridge and it's approaches are fantastic How do you get to the track to clean it though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMatthewson Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Excellent model DKightley, gosh, the workmanship gone into that is amazing. Did you make all the girders by hand or is it a 3D printing job? What material have you used? One downer though, it's been mentioned already, when a moving train came on the scene I thought all of a sudden we'd moved to Japan. I didn't know Britain had a bullet train, or is it just Scotland? It must have been doing over 100mph scale speed Shame to spoil such a good model like that. Perhaps you've got old motors but I know you can get more realistic running now for T Gauge. I asked them at the Warley Show last year if they could make them model the movement of the real thing and they could, I was amazed. Here's a good example:- Rich Loved this - how many mechs in the Victoria rake? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switcher102 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 40 mph max over the bridge if I recall correctly. I reckon that's about 40 mm/s in T-gauge! Yes, I've had a go at the calculation and I make it that aswell. That means that the train in the video I linked is doing about 40mph. Would those coaches be about 45mm long? Loved this - how many mechs in the Victoria rake? Jolly good, but what's a mech? Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMatthewson Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Yes, I've had a go at the calculation and I make it that aswell. That means that the train in the video I linked is doing about 40mph. Would those coaches be about 45mm long? Jolly good, but what's a mech? Rich Mech = mechanism aka power unit... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switcher102 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Mech = mechanism aka power unit... Oh, well as far as I am aware just the one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Loved this - how many mechs in the Victoria rake? Just one. Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loickebros Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Fantastic model are you booked for any more exhibitions? Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tersono Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 That's extraordinary.... Wow. Hope to see it in person at an exhibition sometime soon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rue_d_etropal Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I was told about this last night, and assumed 3D printing was used. Am I correct? Having played with T gauge when it first came out, I know how difficult it can be to keep things running. Much depended on magnets holding the trains down, as no weight in effect. It would be nice to see a full length LNER streamline steam train running. 2 coach trains get a bit lost in the space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I have sent you a pm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrachogaidh Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 40 mph max over the bridge if I recall correctly. I reckon that's about 40 mm/s in T-gauge! The bridge has a speed limit of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) for high-speed trains and DMU's 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) for loco hauled passenger trains and 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) for freight trains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 I timed this a while back. It takes 76 seconds @50 mph to go from portal to portal. As you are using HSTs from portal to portal, you should take about 60 seconds to travel along your bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Saw you at Glasgow show an impressive layout that conveys the majesty of the real thing ,and the buildings are superb you didn't realy need any trains running there was so much to look at.Congratulations on creating a masterpiece of modelling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted June 3, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) It is a magnificent model, but I am afraid I have to agree with others on the forum about the excessive speed. Running at something closer to scale speeds. in which the trains would take around a minute to clear the Bridge end to end as they do in real life, if that is possible (I am moderately blown away by the fact that running at this scale is even possible), will enhance the effect of the enormous size of the Bridge; a dmu whizzing over in less than 10 seconds just doesn't convey the impression of the real thing, where the trains look as though they are taking ages because it's so BIG!!! The real Bridge dominates and dwarfs it's surroundings, even the mighty Firth itself! lmsforever has a good point; the thing is impressive enough to work as a static diorama, but of course if you did that it would be about 15 seconds after the doors opened that the first punter would want to see trains running! Edited June 3, 2017 by The Johnster 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Very nice. I saw a T scale over the weekend of a station and I ended up looking at the internet for the lengths of various iconic bridges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 This is a great recreation- I love the village, because it puts everything into scale! How was the process of designing and making the bridge? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dungrange Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Does anyone know if this model of the Forth Bridge in T Gauge still exists? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martink Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 33 minutes ago, Dungrange said: Does anyone know if this model of the Forth Bridge in T Gauge still exists? I believe the owner retired it and put it into storage about 5 years ago, as after twenty-something shows it was starting to have a few issues. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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