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Thoughts on a new scale
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David K Smith
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
shashinka wrote:
It scares me is that sooner or later someone will try to 1-up T-scale and try to go smaller.


You mean, something like this?

http://forum.larsenal.com/viewtopic.php?t=440
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good Grief! That is definitely impressive. 1/700 - this would be about 2mm gauge. A 44 Tonner and an SP class M mogul. Powering that would be next to impossible. T-sized wheels with dummy sideframes would seem the way to go if one was to power it. Possibly that 50' boxcar would be the best candidate for powering.

Tn3 Anyone??
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Exactly. I think T is going to be the limits seeing there were so many days when HO tried my nerves.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, that is the smallest REAL modeling I have seen, with possible exception to this:

Lloyds of London Headquarters on the eye of a needle:


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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, I'd hate modeling things that could possibly be inhaled. I'm still concerned about accidentally ingesting T-scale figures or bicycles.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm more worried about sneezing and causing a hurricane
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
DanMacK wrote:
I'm more worried about sneezing and causing a hurricane


A frequently-seen joke... which isn't a joke. I've made the mistake of just blowing a puff of air to remove some dust, and completely derailing a Z scale train. Although in T, the powered cars have magnetic wheels strong enough that the train will run upside-down...
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
True enough, I've done the same thing Very Happy (with Z)
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It seems the 1:700 guys have a fair amount of railroad and vehicle items available.

White Ensign Models has some nice US-outline equipment and vehicles in resin:

http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue__Dockyard_Mateys__Dockyard_Accessories_33.html&CatalogBody

I also come across some German-outline trains and track in a line of WWII diorama details made by a German manufacturer, but can't find them now to post.

I just can't imagine painting these models!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
DanMacK wrote:
True enough, I've done the same thing Very Happy (with Z)


Haven't done that yet with my Z-gauge, but then again my cat may decide to go after the Z (or T scale) trains while running. Doubt magnetic wheels are safe from neko attack.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
More tiny models...Here's a 1:1000 scale motorized car made as an R&D project by DENSO.




From the Denso website:
"In 1995, the Guinness Book of Records awarded a World Record Certificate to Nippondenso Co., Ltd. (now DENSO Corporation) for developing the world's smallest motorized car. The DENSO Micro-Car is a miniature version of Toyota's first passenger car, the 1936 Model AA sedan. Its size is amazing: 1/1000th the size of the actual car or about the size of a grain of rice. It's powered by a 0.67 mm-sized magnetic-type working motor. The DENSO Micro-Car was created as an R&D project to push the company's capabilities in ultra-precision machining and semi-conductor processing technologies."

http://www.densomedia-na.com/photos.html (scroll waaay down to the bottom)



This page gives a little info regarding the metal body shell
http://www.foresight.org/Nanomedicine/Gallery/microcar.html

Maybe these guys will do a 1:900 scale motorized train....

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