TT3

20 hours ago, Bucoops said:

 

They come out at night.... mostly.

Game over man, game over

10 hours ago, Pacific231G said:

That was also CJF's advice right from the start of TT-3. "If we look at a minimum-space 00 layout, we find nothing wrong with the arrangement of tracks in themsevles, it is rather that they are too short and the siding space is barely sufficien. In most cases the same layout replanned in TT-3 can be just as large, the reduction in scale ensuring that the facilities for operation are improved."   (RM March 1957 p60  "TT is Here!") He then proved the point with a 5ft x 1ft plan for a similar BLT in both scales but  looking far less cramped in TT-3. 

IIRC the original CJF Minories urban termius in 5 x 1 was originally meant as a TT layout, always wanted to try it with the triang track geometry just for fun but would so suit an AIA and a few mk1 suburbans

And the ebay Global Shipping scam hits new heights with that item for us in the Antipodies, a 99p bid, 39 UKP postage and 6 UKP 'import duties' - no doubt on the shipping.

I haven't bought anything on ebay since the GSP when I found a nice $7 MTL boxcars in the USA has $30 shipping, lucky then most sellers would post out USPS for about $7.50 for n scale items.

On 13/07/2021 at 05:01, rekoboy said:

Very occasionally I buy the 'Model Railroader' from our local model shop - I have just discovered from this month's edition that our friends at Hattons have moved into the North American market - or is this old news that has passed me by?

I noticed that too as they also listed Australian agents, very interesting expansion.

For some reason I have a vague recollection of a Wrenn slotcar system, Formular 182 or something other.....Correction, found it Formula 152 at 1:52 scale, from 1960-66.

On 12/07/2021 at 09:16, cypherman said:

Hi,

I think you need to extend the front bogie a bit and use slightly bigger wheels. You can see on the underframe where the wheels should sit and approximately what size they should be. But all in all a lovely model well done.

Totally agree, need to track down an old Triang Std 3 and nick the bogies. The old one on the K4 is earmarked for this

Another use of a Hornby Ivatt chassis with a frame extension from the GBL one. Is a very decent fit and a dead ringer for the Hornby nevvawazza shown in the Pat Hammond book vol 3

Give a hint of my preference, I do like the big PRR M1a

All on the current N scale, Plywood Pennsy which started as a simple shunting plank. One thing I am happy with is all the stock was bought in 2010-14 when postage and the cost of stock from the US was far more reasonable.

Ah very good, I will have a rummage around as I might have one in the bits box that can used instead of more carving up this one.

Took ages to work oout what you did to the tender on butler henderson to make it sit alot better than the supplied one.  I shamelessly borrowed the idea with a spare triang L1 chassis to match the loco chassis, now it all sits a bit more level. So many thanks for posting the pictures. Still alot of work to do on mine but an enjoyable evening and more productive than rubbish TV.

Another retro K4 with Hornby ivatt mogul chassis and GBL body. Moulded handrails give it the margate feel

5 hours ago, GoingUnderground said:

How the SR motor bogie turned up in Australia underneath a Sydney Suburban DM is anyone's guess, unless it was supplied from New Zealand post 1964 to replace a broken bogie chassis on a sydney Suburban. Apart from the cast frame/chassis, everything else is common to both models' motor bogies and if the armature had failed etc the NZ bogie could have been used as a donor to rebuild the Sydney motor bogie.

That as we say is a mystery, the spare frame is a plastic one but no doubt a previous owner was planning a swap or improvement.

The cars are in exceptional condition and the painted solebars and details really lift the models appearance. I actually copied that trick with Triang TT coaches and what a difference,

I could always swap it for the motor in my old tatty one that would be improved with a bit of paint as that panto-less one is only fit to become a dummy as the motor was stuffed.

The maroon baltic has been in the hands of a modeller as it is full of lead inside and the black bits re-painted Will need another coat too.

Just for comparison a back one.

The prototype is  3'6" from NZ but apart from that I don't know much at all.  Although being 4mm on 16.5mm the gauge difference is about the same as for standard gauge. A lot better than the 4mm approx VR B and Hornby S class that should be on 5'3".

Something interesting and unusual is the is the Maroon Baltic tank from about 1961. I rather like the Baltic as it seems a decently proportioned loco and probably the best of the Transcontinental efforts.

Most useful to make them run is the OLE, these sets were all mint, boxed and unused until two teenagers decided to build a triang exhibition layout in 1987 so gleefully unwrapped and assembled everything. Fortunately it all went back in the box after and has been there ever since though some is still unopened.

All motor cars have the horrible serrated wheels but I noticed 2 different motor bogies, probably a contemporary replacement as one unit was in a EMU motor coach box.

Of note is the awful tatty one missing the pantograph was bought by me in about 1986 for the sum of $12 from a guy in school. For some reason a spare trailing bogie was in the box.

Of interest to probably nobody but me is the different sized and type of boxes and subtle colour differences in Tuscan red.

A line up of sydney suburbans here, these have been slightly modified and details highlighted with paint, Given by the prices these are from around 1966 as one is still pre decimal. If I could find some more at $12.25 new I would snap them up.

Modular signal kits have been done but in the distant past and these have been in the archive box for ages.

These playcraft ones are surprisingly nicely moulded and do make into robust signals. Defiantly trainset deigned rather than scale models but come close and a quite usable. Not sure what if any prototype they are based on but proves it can be done and being modular they can be made into gantries and so on. Assembly is very easy and i am sure a modern, more refined version could be achieved. For these just ass etched signal arms to replace the plastic and bobs your proverbial. The chunkiness of the lamp mouldings would easily suit a nice LED.

No idea of when they were made guessing mid 60s judging by the price sticker on the box of 20 cents.

Very nice indeed, was initially going to comment on the great tower block model beside the track then figured it was a gate..... better go back to specsavers again

Just a quick follow on from silverfox, the tt version was defiantly a scaled down 408 complete with a x03 motorising kit.

7 hours ago, scaro said:

Hi , to see if an OO scale Victorian Railways (Australian) B or S unit could be kitbashed. 

well why not start with the Hornby VR S class? It is a little less crude than the triang and has the right number of wheels and is in 4mm scale.

http://www.hornbyguide.com/item_details.asp?itemid=20

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/224197679620

For me it was the face hugger scene in Alien (1979), especially as I was about 10 at the time. Also it was the first thing I watched on video when VCRs were very new at a family friends place. Of course after that, had watch it whenever we went there.

The one I was thinking of was made for, and shown on, TV; the BBC, I think

Is that a maroon coach at 1:14?

Actually, the company I work for offers night shelter accommodation for the homeless and part of my job is indeed working with those 'mentally ill' or otherwise disadvantaged individuals.

And by referring to them as you do as 'mentally ill' sure shows a lot of compassion, guess they are making it up. Better to avoid the quotation marks as it comes across just a bit judgemental.