I plan to build a garden railway. Styled after the North Welsh slate railways, but also running passenger trains. I plan to use the leek and manifold engine from roundhouse. Not from the area. but I love the look of the engine and feel I can make it work. very helpful video. this has allowed me to realise what gauge to buy. was always set on getting 45mm. but last week someone showed me 32mm. then I was confused. now after this video I am confident give switch to 32mm will not be wrong. all my curves are around 4 ft radius so no worry of loco or train derailing if taken slow
@music1radio The video gives an excellent explanation of the two different gauges and will be most helpful to those starting out in this wonderful hobby!
Of cource there are exceptions to the rule, I opperate on 45mm gauge with Peco 45mm track which is of lighter construction to that of LGB. I opperate only live steam (rarely battery locos) My railway is of british outline and 16mm scale.
Generally speaking, 32mm is able to traverse sharper curves, which lends itself to being the gauge of choice for modellers wishing to model narrow gauge railways, although there are narrow gauge models for 45mm too, so it's all largely a matter of preference. I run on 45 mil with my Gauge 1 collection and I've had my share of spills and chills, so it's not necessarily more stable than 32 mil. It all depends on how well the railway is built in the first place.
Someone may have commented this, but don't forget that Peco also does what they call "G-45" which is 45mm gauge, but with Code 250 nickel-silver rail compared to LGB and similar Code 332 brass rail.
amazing outdoor layout the locos look great makes me want to have an outdoor layout you recommend anywhere good to buy ballast for 00 gauge apart from model zone etc i have quite a bit of ballasting to do in places thumbs up
Great video, thanks for the information. A question please? What is the minimum radius curve that the Lady Anne locomotives and train of short wheelbase rollingstock can reasonably negotiate (without too much drag) and is there any difference in this regard with the 32mm to the 45mm. (I'm planning on buying a Lady Anne shortly).
It appears the track on the left is nailed and on the right there are screws. What material, if any, is beneath the limestone? And is that only at the station. The platform for the station looks great.
It depends on whether the wheels are inside or outside the frames. A lot of locos with outside frames can be easily regauged…not all but most! Locos with inside frames cannot be regauged.
It would seem to me that you match the gauge to the prototype which in 16mm scale would mean 32mm gauge to represent 2' gauge and 45mm gauge to represent 3' gauge. I model 7/8 scale which for me is 2' gauge so 45mm gauge.
32mm thank you so much for your fantastic video and lovely steam locomotives 🚂❤ i have finally decided
I plan to build a garden railway. Styled after the North Welsh slate railways, but also running passenger trains. I plan to use the leek and manifold engine from roundhouse. Not from the area. but I love the look of the engine and feel I can make it work.
very helpful video. this has allowed me to realise what gauge to buy. was always set on getting 45mm. but last week someone showed me 32mm. then I was confused. now after this video I am confident give switch to 32mm will not be wrong. all my curves are around 4 ft radius so no worry of loco or train derailing if taken slow
@music1radio
The video gives an excellent explanation of the two different gauges and will be most helpful to those starting out in this wonderful hobby!
Of cource there are exceptions to the rule, I opperate on 45mm gauge with Peco 45mm track which is of lighter construction to that of LGB. I opperate only live steam (rarely battery locos) My railway is of british outline and 16mm scale.
Generally speaking, 32mm is able to traverse sharper curves, which lends itself to being the gauge of choice for modellers wishing to model narrow gauge railways, although there are narrow gauge models for 45mm too, so it's all largely a matter of preference.
I run on 45 mil with my Gauge 1 collection and I've had my share of spills and chills, so it's not necessarily more stable than 32 mil. It all depends on how well the railway is built in the first place.
Someone may have commented this, but don't forget that Peco also does what they call "G-45" which is 45mm gauge, but with Code 250 nickel-silver rail compared to LGB and similar Code 332 brass rail.
amazing outdoor layout the locos look great makes me want to have an outdoor layout you recommend anywhere good to buy ballast for 00 gauge apart from model zone etc i have quite a bit of ballasting to do in places thumbs up
Great video, thanks for the information. A question please? What is the minimum radius curve that the Lady Anne locomotives and train of short wheelbase rollingstock can reasonably negotiate (without too much drag) and is there any difference in this regard with the 32mm to the 45mm. (I'm planning on buying a Lady Anne shortly).
It appears the track on the left is nailed and on the right there are screws. What material, if any, is beneath the limestone? And is that only at the station. The platform for the station looks great.
Do the wheels slide in and out on the axle? Or do you change out wheel sets
It depends on whether the wheels are inside or outside the frames. A lot of locos with outside frames can be easily regauged…not all but most! Locos with inside frames cannot be regauged.
Great video, lots of information. Sad to see you are selling James on, just spotted him on eBay!
what guage is mamod?
Mamod can be for 32mm or 45mm, but usually they are 32mm and fixed gauge.
It would seem to me that you match the gauge to the prototype which in 16mm scale would mean 32mm gauge to represent 2' gauge and 45mm gauge to represent 3' gauge. I model 7/8 scale which for me is 2' gauge so 45mm gauge.
@music1radio Many thanks
Is the 32mm track also the O gauge
32mm is the same gauge as 0 scale standard gauge, but in the 16mm narrow gauge world the scale is different and it represents 2 feet gauge
I have 45mm track in aluminum, much less expensive than brass, perfect for either live steam or battery electric locos.
l gauge is also very good
good vidio..sorry i cant tell the differnce,,boath look good