Talking T Gauge

B 67 · Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:09 pm Post subject: T gauge in Oz

I've just begun building a layout using the items supplied in the T Gauge Promotional Pack. I'm limited to the double-track oval until more track arrives, but I'm going to make it as interesting as I can make an oval. Very Happy

I'll post photos as I make progress. So far I'm not experiencing many problems with any of KK Eishindo's products. Had some derailments on reverse curves due to one bogie / truck being a bit stiff. But little else.

The greatest difficulty I've had so far was assembling the fire escape on one of the buildings. I found that it worked better by switching assembly steps 1 and 2 around. Much easier.

By the way, I took the pack to the local model railway club and they were amazed. One member was so smitten, he has already begun building a local prototype train - and he doesn't have a Eishindo set yet. Now that's keen.

B 67 · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:13 am Post subject:

...and here's some photos of Australia's first local prototype model in T gauge - or T scale, as it doesn't have wheels yet. Laughing

Australian $2 coin.

And a real one for comparison.

I didn't build this. The owner models N scale, but was inspired to build this after seeing my T gauge last Tuesday night. I just have to get him some track and wheels now. Laughing

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Darren,
Stratford,
Australia.

Chris333 · Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 74

WOW that is great, how was it built?

Toni Babelony · Joined: 21 Oct 2008 Posts: 46 Location: Bonn, Germany

That's an amazing level of detailing! Very very well done! I'm also really interested in how this masterpiece was made.
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Tree Gauge? Three Gauge? Tea Gauge? Let´s just T this place up!

victorian t gauge

hi there, im the happy owner of the vic pass car. photos came up great. i cheated a lil on this model, oposed to my normal scratchbuilding method. the body has been layerd onto ten thou styreen, using signwriting vinyl, which was rubbed with scotchbright to matt surface, and rubbing sandpaper virticly to represent wood pannels. there is three layers in total, the sign plotter took some fine tuning to cut that small tho!!!!!!

B 67 · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:55 am Post subject:

Ah! Didn't take you long to make it here. Very Happy

I think "cheating" is perfectly acceptable practice in T gauge. Laughing

The end result justifies it.
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Darren,
Stratford,
Australia.

David K Smith · Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

Extraordinary! What a clever way of creating depth! Isn't it fascinating how modeling in T brings creativity to the fore?
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Toni Babelony · Joined: 21 Oct 2008 Posts: 46 Location: Bonn, Germany

Ah, layering! That was to be expected Smile

The original T-Gauge trains are almost like that as well, however done with paint instead of styrene.

I might try it myself soon as well. My order should arrive in the next few days.
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trainspotter-usa · Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 315 Location: Minnesota

victorian t gauge · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:43 am Post subject:

there was acctully 4 layers on it, oposed to 3 that i previously mentioned, layred onto clear styreen. im in the process of building the other classes now. a 2nd class BE with an extra compartment & window, an ABE, and a BCE, wich is 2 thirds pass car, 1 third gaurd with cupola windows on roof where the 2 compartments meet. i would love to find someone to have a go at printing first & second class decals to replace the white dots, on a alps printer. once my mecs and spare bogies arrive, i will also start scratchbuilding a number of t class locos, about the same size as a usa, sw9 switcher.

Chris333 · Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 74

So is this a complete styrene shell that fits over the existing body?

Also you mention "spare bogies", are you able to buy t-gauge parts?

Thanks

AndyA · Joined: 21 Oct 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Southampton, UK

That looks great.

I'm looking forward to seeing the whole rake.

Just so that I can get my head around the size, any chance of a pic of the shell with the Eishindo coach alongside for comparison?

I'm envious of the access to the sign plotter. For the Nn18 tram, if I get past the mockup stage, I'm intending to cut the windows by hand, until I get a couple of shells that look good enough. Smile

regards
Andy A

David K Smith · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:44 am Post subject:

B 67 · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:06 am Post subject:

The Eishindo coach is only about 1mm shorter than the AE coach, despite how it appears in my photo. I didn't think to take a proper comparison shot when I had the AE shell here. Of course they were less than an inch apart in the photos I did take, but it looks much further in the photo shown here. Oh well. Next time. Very Happy

Yes, the parts can be purchased. I have a price list for these. No mention of the gearboxes or gears, but the bogies or trucks (5 kinds) are available separately as well as motors, couplers, air conditioners and roof vents and the pantograph etchings.

Apart from the bogies that come with the existing 4-car sets, there are bogies for trailer cars, which will be for the yet to be seen 6-car add-on sets to make the full 10-car trains (the mind boggles, doesn't it?). The trailers don't have the power pick-up springs, so the bogies should swivel easier on curves.

One assumes Eishindo will release the gears or gearboxes as a spare part later as no doubt they will eventually wear and need replacement. But would be invaluable to scratchbuilders too. Very Happy

Hmmm! This should've gone in the "Modelling in T" forum, but I did start this with the intention of talking about my T gauge layout. I start the landform on that tomorrow, so pics should be posted soon. Wink

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Darren,
Stratford,
Australia.

victorian t gauge · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

just finished cutting out another 2 pass cars. now to weed out and layer the cut levels. true, access to a sign plotter makes this incredibly easyer!! designing the artwork for the sides, takes about as long as creating the sides themselves. we havent yet slipped the body over a mec yet, but have closley sized it up and looks like it should b fine. cant wait for the sets darren! Very Happy

excitng stuff