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Older modellers might do, but from what I've seen most of them use TT3 or 3mm scale. Younger ones will only know the latest version.

In Europe the "i" is used in narrow gauge for industrial versions, such as H0i for H0 scale using 6.5mm gauge track to represent industrial 600mm gauge so using it in a different way only confuses.

Why do we have to change anything  Peco and Hornby use TT120, so why bother with anything else.

And quietly forget to re-open them...

(just predicting the next bit...)

6 hours ago, Hroth said:

We could simplify the nomenclature a little...

 

TTi = TT:120,  TT international

TT3 = legacy Triang TT @ 3mm ft, 12mm gauge

TTp = TT prototype @ 3mm ft, whatever gauge*

 

* Sorry I can't recall what the enlarged gauges are...

 

I'm not sure how that is simplifying it, TT is 1:120. There's no "International", it's still 1:120 in the UK as well. I see no reason to complicate things, we've done that enough with 00 and N, don't let us start doing it again with TT, that was the whole point with them adopting 1:120!

... it's Red Bull doing the cheating...

(There, finished it for you...) ;)

Totally agree, Andrew, TBH if it does go the whitewash way it seems to be going I think I'll leave you all to it. What's the point in having rules restricting the amount of money that can be spent and get away with it. They wanted to make sure Max won it last year, well they succeeded by cheating twice!

My only hope is that the other teams say enough is enough and demand punishment that fits the crime. People say it isn't fair on Max but he's the one that's benefited from both the incorrect implementation of the rules in the last race and the extra development RB got from the extra money. Would he have won last year without them, no he wouldn't.

7 hours ago, Pacific231G said:

HUB (Taylor & McKenna) had a scale TT sleeper strip.

Is that the stuff that Ratio later sold? When I was modelling in 00n3 I used sleeper strip with Peco code 80 rail but I'm sure it was Ratio's.

If those are misleading what were the T-H catalogues of the 60s, then! Most of them were just coloured drawings from what I remember  especially of the new releases! 

Isn't that a Corgi 1:120 model?

Latest:

Whitewash then.

Disgusting.

4 hours ago, ixionmodels said:

Figure Size Comparison - OO / TT120 / N

One of the things that many RMWebbers here have pondered is the actual size of TT120 models, given that no UK outline models in this scale are as yet available to look at "in the hand".

Although there are no Hornby models as yet to compare there are 1:120 models which we can and have compared! There is a separate thread for that which this link will take you to a post by Nile which compares a Corgi 1:120 A4 with a British N scale A4:

9 minutes ago, Hroth said:

A good selection of contemporary stock too!

So is Hornbys launch stock, a decent combination of well known mainline preserved steam and modern diesels! "Contemporary" changes over time!

9 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said:

Because they don't fit Hornby's primary obsessions. Wrong colour, no names, and BR numbers that don't begin with a six.

I feel that's missing the point, they are launching a new scale and trying to get new people involved, probably many without much interest or knowledge of railways. So a 4f for example wouldn't sell well,  but a Pacific that looks like those they may have seen on tv or even in real life will. Horses for courses. We'll see other options in due course, but we'll have to be patient.

Oh, that is soooo ugly!

Someone get in some decent designers, Battista Farina and the other Italian designers must be turning in their graves. Harris Mann is still around, they should employ him!!

53 minutes ago, Moxy said:

Because they don't have any competition in the 009 track market.  They do Code 80 Crazy Track & Mainline versions, if they introduced Code 55 009 they would just be competing with themselves.

Now that they have proved it is possible to bury the foot of the Code 80 so that it looks like Code 55, maybe in the future when the moulds for 009 track bases need replacing, maybe that is the way they will go, but I can't see that happening for a long time.

Crazy Track and Mainline are aimed at two different markets, Mainline is very much modern 750/760mm gauge track and is very good, code 80 is just fine for that, also it competes with Tillig which has the looks but isn't as robust, and Roco which has good plain track but not so good points.

I'd agree that Crazy Track needs replacing with the "code" 55 rail, though, it was brought out in a time when pizza cutter wheels were the norm, but with modern RTR we don't need the rail depth and the rail height is far out of line with most modern heritage narrow gauge line which use far lighter rail. There's a couple of layouts going round based on the Welshpool which use code 40 and it's amazing how much better they look. Even the code 55 would be better than code 80.

Can't see it happening any time soon, though.

Will most of the people that but the models actually notice? I somehow doubt it...

2 hours ago, britishcolumbian said:

Re 1:120 on 9 mm track - it's being used in New Zealand quite widely as NZ:120, and it is a niche scale in Japan 

It's also used in Europe as TTm for metre gauge prototypes, there's stuff on Shapeways based on the Harz and Brohtalbahn, there may be others but I haven't investigated it any further... As yet!

Just shows what can be fitted in compared with 00/H0.

Wouldn't be much use to the train set brigade they are aiming at, flexi track isn't as easy as set track on a trackmat! Seriously, though, Peco will do the things that you ask in due course, so no need for Hornby to do it?

You've probably said, but to save me going through the whole thread, how big is it?

10 hours ago, MyRule1 said:

Relating to models rather than full size railways in tonight's "Rise of the Nazis" Goering's model railway was represented by a single circle of OO track and a Hornby 0-4-0, four wheel coach, van and BR brake van.

The Russians nicked the rest and took it back with them as war reparations! ;)

Wow! I never thought I'd say this but I wish he was back in charge with comments like that! At least until it's sorted!!

Thanks, folks, she was OK on Sunday morning and we went out, When we came back she was totally different, hardly moving, thirst but no appetite. The vet says it can come on really quick sometimes which is what's happened here.

True, what's surprising is hoe good their TT stuff was, I suppose that was with exports in mind.