Ian Holmes Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Sufficiently intrigued by Martin K’s work on his linear motor based model. I decided to see if I still have the abilities to work in these tiny scales. The attached video outlines a few musings about what I plan to do, and gives a quick introduction to the teeny trains system that will form the basis of the model. A test track first, using a Basic teeny trains set and some simple scratch built locomotives and coaches to run on it. If successful this could lead to something like a section of Aberglaslyn pass or Cei Mawr in an APA Box. We’ll see... 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Holmes Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Lest anyone thinks I’m bluffing with my plans for a 1:305 scale model of the Festiniog Railway. Here’s a proof of concept study of the double Fairlie “Little Wonder” made from sections of styrene rod and strip. I think this is do-able. 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 And I thought n gauge looked small! Awesome work. You’ve captured the prototype very well in such a small space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2019 Ian this is really small scale and I will be watching your build with much interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted May 17, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Ian Holmes said: Lest anyone thinks I’m bluffing with my plans for a 1:305 scale model of the Festiniog Railway. Here’s a proof of concept study of the double Fairlie “Little Wonder” made from sections of styrene rod and strip. I think this is do-able. "Little Wonder" indeed - amazing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Holmes Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 Now here's a YouTube video to go with it 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Holmes Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 As it seems like another new model railway project is taking off I’ve decided to give the old blog that I started about 7 years ago a new lease of life. Follow the attempts to recreate the Ffestiniog Railway in 1:305 scale at https://nanomodelrr.blogspot.com That’s where all the detailed information on my madness will be. I’ll link to it through here of course. But there will be lots of ‘exclusives” and stuff you won’t see here over there as time progresses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Looking good Ian. I'd like to see a tiny scale model of the Ffestiniog. Just think, in such a small scale, you can model huge mountains.... and still get your entire layout onto the back seat of a car 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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