sharris Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Is there an easy way to model Brazil's metre gauge railways. I'm thinking particularly of the ALL Rio Grande do Sul lines. Locomotives are mostly GT22CUM1 on metre gauge bogies. Coaching stock seems quite a random collection and freight a mixture of bogie hoppers, vans, containers, and bolsters for works trains. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?//106106-brazilian-railways/?p=2134920 Thinking about maybe H0m. Very much a pipe dream at the moment as I've got lots to be getting on with on other projects, but just curious what it would take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Maybe start here http://www.frateschi.com.br/web/?lang=en Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor quinn Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) This Facebook page might be of interest https://m.facebook.com/loucosportrens/ Some excellent modelling of Brazilian prototypes, modellers there seem to use standard gauge HO models regardless of actual gauge. Nick Edited May 1, 2017 by doctor quinn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Frateschi always looks slightly tall to me, guess it's trying to get the proportions right for metre gauge, rather than scale for HO which is of course what they run on. Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharris Posted May 2, 2017 Author Share Posted May 2, 2017 Frateschi always looks slightly tall to me, guess it's trying to get the proportions right for metre gauge, rather than scale for HO which is of course what they run on. Neil Looking back at my original thread with prototype photos from December 2015, I see that HSB suggested that they were scaled up somewhat from H0 with a Continental Modeller review suggesting that one of the locos is more like 4.3mm/ft rather than 3.5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neils WRX Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Looking back at my original thread with prototype photos from December 2015, I see that HSB suggested that they were scaled up somewhat from H0 with a Continental Modeller review suggesting that one of the locos is more like 4.3mm/ft rather than 3.5. That would explain why the GT22 just doesn't look right!!! Wanted to use one as the basis for a Croatian 2044, but gave up on the idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grovenor Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Some of the Frateschi models are to 4mm scale, from personal experience the U20C is one of them. But rumour has it that recent models are closer to H0. What I have not been able to find is any accurate information on the scales of individual models without having to buy them and measure.Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackster Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 This manufacturer makes resin models in true 1/87 scalehttp://www.hobbytec.com.br/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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