emperor3005 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks for the ideas folks but i think i will stick to devondynosar118 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I would certainly adopt the idea of a riding truck behind the loco! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 I think i agree and this is what i will do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Today I have started wiriring my cars up so that they work better than before I have also reading previous comments have thought of starting on the driver wagon for the figure to sit on and passenger wagons for visitors of the modelled area to enjoy on the scaxtric website I remember 1/32 garages whichh could be modefiyed/boged our posibly build one from scratch using dollhouse brick and other element's.As I have a sister dollhouse's are liked by girls I can enjoy my hobby whilst enjoying my sisters contemptmen I am very much looking forward to progressing on my layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Look at the riding trucks made for five inch gauge live steam railways, some of them are simply a reinforced wagon with a padded top, easy to make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thanks mate will do and should be done sone hope for some pictures soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 If going for a riding wagon it may look better using 9mm (N gauge) stock as the base for the garden railway. 15 inch gauge locos tend to be big enough for the driver to ride in but smaller gauge miniature railways frequently provide a riding wagon for the driver of shunter type locos. 1:24 on N gauge has an established following on the Gn15 forum where it is referred to as "Gnine". http://forum.gn15.info/viewforum.php?f=10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Firstly i have no intrest in n gauge no ofence and seconly i think n gauge wouldent stand out as how ar you going to seat 1/24 pepole on there riding wagon when there bum is to big to fit sorry but i dont think that will work for what i am trying to chive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cold-ash Posted January 4, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2013 If you look at the link Salopian provided, you'll find plenty of information on how 1/24 figures can quite easily fit on 9mm gauge stock to good effect. How much space do you have available? I've worked in 1:24 and it eats space. The garage on your plan is going to be pretty big, so the hotel is going to be massive. I built a small corrugated iron shed and that worked out more 150mm square, then probably that again at it's highest point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 my idea was to use the garage as storage for my many 1/24 cars so that space has been found and the hotel is more like a small b&b as a dolls house sort of half a building .as i must of forgot to say i have downsized due to as you say space and the trains well that will only be small as is why we work with small scales thanks for your concern and any other things i havent picked up on please drop a reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted January 4, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2013 Just a little update planing the layout i am finding easy however i am finding it hard to find materialssuch as brick sheet and such like to make the planed buildings shown in the original plan see first entry.If any such supplyer's are known please inform me. As reported elsewhere 1/24 is one of the scales used by Dolls House modellers as is 1/12 (this being the more popular) As I have a Interest in Gn15 which Is about 1/24 or 1/22.5 scale I encountered the same problems in sourcing materials. First of all try to get to a Dolls House show ( I note you live in the Staffs area and such a fair is held at the Stafford County Showground I think twice a year with one coming up soon - see there website for dates) You could surf the net for other shows or check W H Smiths for Dolls House magazines. One trader who did stock 1/24 embossed plasticard is I G Steam and I am pretty sure they will be attending the G scale exhibition once again at the Showground in think June time. Squies also list in there catalogue a some 1/24 embossed plasticard. I hope this helps Eltel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks mate i was worried about not being able to source materials so thankyou Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted January 4, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2013 Just checked the Stafford Showground Website and the Dolls Fair/Show is Sunday 13th January on the same date there is also a Toy Fare/Swapmeet at the Showground Eltel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks for the massive help and ill see if i can get there thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 As this image is not allowed to be posted due to stupid old cpyright (im not making a profit/claiming as my own) so heres a link to what i hope my hotel/lesuire complex will look like.http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=small+hotel+plans&start=133&hl=en&sa=X&tbo=d&rlz=1C1CHTO_enGB510GB510&biw=1024&bih=505&tbm=isch&tbnid=ybdAz3q6eC-K7M:&imgrefurl=http://selfbuilddevon.co.uk/about.php&docid=GW7doY55Pwx0uM&imgurl=http://selfbuilddevon.co.uk/images/ty-glaslyn-plans.jpg&w=600&h=430&ei=h-LpUJOyGtGz0QWD0YGAAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=116&vpy=136&dur=734&hovh=190&hovw=265&tx=130&ty=108&sig=113397485296388753654&page=9&tbnh=141&tbnw=197&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:34,s:100,i:106 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I am at the moment trying to source goods for my buildings and for people interested in this this idea for cheapness go to sue ryder care and 99% of the time they sell old and brand new dolls house furniture which is brilliant for this scale however be sure to take a figure as some is the right scale and some is of different scales.So this is my mission at the present hope that this helps following the last post which include plans for the hotel via a hyperlink. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 I am shore Steve mq queen has come to visit as i have a camero 67 and a mustang 69 know i wonder where i remember that from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted January 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2013 Don't forget there is a Dolls House Fair at the Stafford County Showground this Sunday 13th Jan they can be a good source of 1/24 bits and bobs for you Gn15 railway modellers. Also on at the same venue is a Swapmeet on the same day organised by Barry Potter Eltel Only three weeks to go for the 2013 Stafford Railway Circle Model Railway Exhibition also of course held at the Stafford County Showground 2nd & 3rd February more details on www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Unfortunaly i am unable to get over there as previous plans eg mom and taxi dad are both previously engaged leaving me unable to get there thanks for the reminder but will ensure i get to the show in febuary best regards jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Are there no Sunday busses? The second car in the Bullit chase is a Dodge charger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted January 13, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2013 No there are no buses on a Sunday and its to far and dangerous to walk to the nearest bus stop (2miles) that why when our club exhibition is held we hire in courtesy buses on both days from the railway station. See www.staffordrailwaycircle.ork.uk for bus timetable and full details regarding the exhibition Eltel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thank you most great-full _jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 For Dolls House stuff, you might also try Blackwells of Hawkwell - they have a website. David C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 14, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2013 I remember seeing a great 1:24/00 layout on the exhib circuit a few years ago which represented Hythe RHDR (although the trains were not as massively long as on the RHDR). For a private railway in the grounds of a hotel, I think that 10.5" gauge or 7.25" gauge track might be more likely than 15". 10.5mm gauge track is available but loco mechanisms might be an issue. So perhaps 9mm track is a better solution. Then the question is whether the hotel railway is "miniature" (reduced-size models of main line locomotives) or narrow-gauge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted January 14, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2013 1:24 on N gauge has an established following on the Gn15 forum where it is referred to as "Gnine". http://forum.gn15.info/viewforum.php?f=10 Is that pronounced like Gnu (a gnother gnu)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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