RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 9, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2018 Just need to figure out digitalising the Allegras and build an empire that will actually fit as a longer railway at home 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4CML Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 They are Busch Schnee Tannen 6466 Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 13, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2018 The TGW chassis arrived from Japan and is a perfect fit under the Shapeways Tmf2/2, it will need a decoder to limit the voltage though Bonsai RhB by -salisburyASC- 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaned Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Funnily enough I had been looking at that Tmf 2/2 wondering about chassis.... And in an equally coincidental turn of events , a Kato GE 4/4ii is on it's way in the post..... I do like the modular idea too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 The TGW chassis arrived from Japan and is a perfect fit under the Shapeways Tmf2/2, it will need a decoder to limit the voltage though Gnnnaaaaarrr it’s almost as if your reading my mind I was looking at that and the Kato chassis to see if it fitted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 19, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2018 The Kato one is too wide because of the motor housing to fit inside the bonnet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 31, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks to a friend from the US I picked up four Om coaches a couple of weeks ago while he was here and have been musing in my plans for that future layout. Yesterday an idea occurred that I could test out the plan in Nm9! By reducing it by three times I can model a model and test out the operation. Here in unitrak is the station based on Wiesen with an added siding and it will take inspiration from Surava and Solis in their use. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2019 A typical short set nicely fits in, I just need Kato or MDS to do the four wheel cement wagons and vans now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) A typical short set nicely fits in, I just need Kato or MDS to do the four wheel cement wagons and vans now 0A37574B-3C62-412C-B5E0-133C83A8BD60.png Lol, it's supposed to be a test for Om, or are you going to try making 2 identical layouts in different scales?! Edit: through some HOm and G in and you could go full range...... just saying... Edited January 1, 2019 by Satan's Goldfish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Well it’s only a test as far as operation goes but it’s a scale model of the current idea, it’ll be a miracle if the final Om actually look like this! I’m considering doing Rhatia and Neil’s Klein Arosa as they were both fun to operate and we always fancied them as part of a bigger layout. Realistically the Om layout isn’t going to happen for another 5-10 years as Bemo haven’t released the Ge4/4 yet and I’d need to save for at least two. Add to that I’d want the round headlight version so would have to wait for a second number as I really don’t fancy attaching the numbers, crests and names with how much they are going to cost! It has the advantage of spreading the cost as the coaches have cost me £20-40 and only four of the new Bemo wagons have broken the ‘ton’ so far. I keep saying less is more Now I’m applying that with Nm, less size means I can fit more in Edited January 1, 2019 by PaulRhB 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Edit: through some HOm and G in and you could go full range...Been there done that HOm needed lots of hacking of couplings to swap to magnetic ones and I could fit more in in Nm for the scenery so moved down for operational potential in my space. G, to be honest I sold most of it to finance the Harz when the prices started climbing like crazy. I can’t fit G inside and as my garden is 4ft long Om gives me the heft and running quality without needing to use R1 curves That said I do still have the LGB Krok and two 2-6-0’s Edited January 1, 2019 by PaulRhB 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) For those that are considering building a "Micro", but dont have track already. I would recommend the Tomix track. The range is comparable with that from Kato (including inset tram track and small radii). What I prefer is that the track road bed is considerable smaller/shallower. I think this add a bit more realism to the track. Kato - Tomix - Fleischmann - Peco Edited January 19, 2019 by Night Train Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 10, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2019 The Noch / Kato specials have arrived and very nice too. Interestingly on the back of the boxes it mentions a set with the same number as the Hakone set but with a N-suffix and it says includes 632 Zizers, I’ve emailed Noch about it to see if it’s a quiet announcement. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2019 Some ideas on modular standards here if others are interested in a bigger setup 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2019 I’ve had the Wiesen based plan for a while and with the invite to Globalrail it’s a nice push to get on with it. I realised that five of the parts of my larger plan could be made into a ‘roundy’ demo with only small adjustments to dimensions so I’ve done that and come up with this. the wavy board on the back posed an interesting question about the frames to keep it strong but I think I’ve sussed it with a triangle based frame. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2019 First module started the backboard will be cut down to the hill profile and the track will be Peco. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Madog Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I´ll be watching this space with growing interest, Paul! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2019 Basic landforms are in, next job is to decide how to install the kadee magnets and then lay the track. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Is Kadee couplings and magnets along with loco+6 train length going to be part of the nm9 modular standard then? (Was the DC/DCC option decided?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Satan's Goldfish said: Is Kadee couplings and magnets along with loco+6 train length going to be part of the nm9 modular standard then? (Was the DC/DCC option decided?) It’s open to debate Currently it’s raising ideas that is important. I was already using the Microtrains couplings, (kadee magnets though), as the snap together Kato ones don’t really work for shunting and I don’t like the huge rapido couplers. My interest is based on being able to operate it as a railway so hands off shunting is a major advantage. It helps that my choice would work just as well with fixed sets using the Kato snap together ones on a setup just running trains and I can easily swap the original couplers back in on a loco in a few seconds. Most of my coaches are in sets so they only have the knuckles on the outer ends so to go back to the Kato ones just means swapping one coach to the other end to trap in the knuckles. 6 coaches and a loco is just a suggestion that makes sense so it goes in the pot for June when we hope to draw up a list for a standard. DC vs DCC also open but I can’t really see personally going with DC as it complicates things when the two modular systems I already use work so well with DCC. I have already got my ‘home standard’ so I’m looking at having adapters to fit it to a wider one if there’s enough interest in meets. Ian has done the same in HO with Fort Myers and it works really well as a huge module so I’m thinking I could provide a branch, or through section of line, with a couple of stations as a single module effectively. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Having seen quite a lot of modules today at intermodellbau, I think straight track and flat boards should be verboten! Jon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, jonhall said: Having seen quite a lot of modules today at intermodellbau, I think straight track and flat boards should be verboten! Jon That's the problem with using FREMO for the RhB the profiles need to have more extreme versions like your test ones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2019 Some templates made up to decide what masts to build for the station. I’ll use Sommerfeldt 390 masts with the spans built from the 391 brackets and 398 section cut to length, hopefully I’ll get 2-3 spans from each 398 span. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2019 So out of curiosity I wondered what the gradient works out at to climb in a loop using the R150 curves, 1in20 it turns out. Then I got a bit carried away doodling in 3D 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhall Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 So what is the footprint of that? Looks like about 550x650mm? Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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