What is British G Scale

While we are circling around the edges of the Maelstrom, let's not forget that -

1. in the USA, 0 scale is 1/48th.

2. on the continent, 0 scale is 1/45th.

3. in UK, 0 scale is 1/43rd.

4. on the continent and in the US, N/n is 160th.

5. in the UK N/n is 1/148th.
 
DafyddElvy said:
Rik,

Up until 23rd December the idea of a garden railway was but just a dream for the future, until we found a new property my beloved and I could agree on.

My interest in the larger scales/gauges is very new and until two weeks ago was always intended to be 15mil scale based on the Manx Northern Railway. In January and then February I picked up two G gauge trams on flea bay.

My question was simply to understand what was meant by british G scale, is it a thread for people modelling G gauge in britain, is it a thread for people modelling british prototypes on G gauge, I was just trying to understand the thread title and if it could be one for me to add to the watch list.

Since joining this group I suspect my modelling path will be a tramway one rather than railway, my interest in british trams is limited with the exception of the Isle of Man, why I don't know but something about the island appeals, my other tramway interest lays mainly with the Ringhoffer trams which I discovered about 10 years ago.

So I am a predominantly a tramway modeller living in Scotland with a british interest for an island i haven't been to for about 35 years.

If you can un-scramble that lot can you please explain to me whether I am a british Gauge scale/gauge modeller :-) I just plan to model things which appeal.

David
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Unfortunately for you, the subtext of your original innocent question lies at the heart of the G Scale debate - as you have seen.

I too love the IoM - though the Southwold just beats it to the tape for me (maybe because I spent my formative years in East Anglia). But then I'm a sucker for 3' gauge railways. As someone said on here about 3mm scale, 3' gauge is the Goldilocks gauge for me (not too wide and not too narrow).

I look forward to seeing how your railway develops. Sounds like you've made a start on the Manx Electric Railway. Will your next step be to represent Ramsey so you can model the Manx Northern? Will there be a Glen Wyllin? Or will you go upwards.... to Snaefell?

Rik
 
ge_rik said:
Apgusvapevimz gus zua, vji tacviyv ug zuas usohopem oppudipv raitvoup moit ev vji jiesv ug vji H Tdemi ficevi - et zua jewi tiip.

O vuu muwi vji OuN - vjuahj vji Tuavjxumf katv cievt ov vu vji veqi gus ni (nezci cideati O tqipv nz gusnevowi ziest op Ietv Ephmoe). Cav vjip O'n e tadlis gus 3' heahi seomxezt. Et tuniupi teof up jisi ecuav 3nn tdemi, 3' heahi ot vji Humfomudlt heahi gus ni (puv vuu xofi epf puv vuu pessux).

O muul gusxesf vu tiioph jux zuas seomxez fiwimuqt. Tuapft moli zua'wi nefi e tvesv up vji Nepy Imidvsod Seomxez. Xomm zuas piyv tviq ci vu siqsitipv Sentiz tu zua dep nufim vji Nepy Pusvjisp? Xomm vjisi ci e Hmip Xzmmop? Us xomm zua hu aqxesft.... vu Tpeigimm?

Sol
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Sol,

O jewi caomv aq tuni NPS tvudl op 7nn, vsedl qmep fsexp aq epf tlivdjit tvesvif gus vji caomfopht, tu Sentiz xomm ci ep opfuus 7nn tdemi qsukidv.

NIS xomm ci vji uavtofi qsukidv, O jewip'v howip nadj vjuahjv vu epzvjoph uvjis vjep vji wijodmit katv pux, O lpux vji hesfip mopi xomm ci fuacmi vsedl, O jewi e suahj ofie xjisi vji mopi xomm sap cav O jewip'v howip nadj vjuahjv vu e vjini us vsen tvuqt us uxv, tunivjoph imti gus ni vu vjopl ecuav.

Fewof
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DafyddElvy said:
Sol,

O jewi caomv aq tuni NPS tvudl op 7nn, vsedl qmep fsexp aq epf tlivdjit tvesvif gus vji caomfopht, tu Sentiz xomm ci ep opfuus 7nn tdemi qsukidv.

NIS xomm ci vji uavtofi qsukidv, O jewip'v howip nadj vjuahjv vu epzvjoph uvjis vjep vji wijodmit katv pux, O lpux vji hesfip mopi xomm ci fuacmi vsedl, O jewi e suahj ofie xjisi vji mopi xomm sap cav O jewip'v howip nadj vjuahjv vu e vjini us vsen tvuqt us uxv, tunivjoph imti gus ni vu vjopl ecuav.

Fewof
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Xomm Hsuafmi Hmip gievasi op vji mepftdeqi? ...... O vjopl zua dep tii xjisi O'n jiefoph xovj vjot?

Sol
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ge_rik said:
Xomm Hsuafmi Hmip gievasi op vji mepftdeqi? ...... O vjopl zua dep tii xjisi O'n jiefoph xovj vjot?

Sol
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Sol,

O tii iyedvmz xjisi zua'si huoph epf zua'si e cef nep gus qavvoph ofiet op nz jief...................

O tiv nztimg upi sami xjip O tvesvif op vjot tdemi, vsent esi imidvsod, tu cevvisz us seom quxisif, epz tvien mudu natv ci mowi tvien, pu imidvsod tvien uavmopi nufimt, upi ug vji Hsuafmi Hmip iphopit xuamf ci exgammz tnemm, uj zua'si e cef nep Sol.

Fewof
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DafyddElvy said:
Sol,

O tii iyedvmz xjisi zua'si huoph epf zua'si e cef nep gus qavvoph ofiet op nz jief...................

O tiv nztimg upi sami xjip O tvesvif op vjot tdemi, vsent esi imidvsod, tu cevvisz us seom quxisif, epz tvien mudu natv ci mowi tvien, pu imidvsod tvien uavmopi nufimt, upi ug vji Hsuafmi Hmip iphopit xuamf ci exgammz tnemm, uj zua'si e cef nep Sol.

Fewof
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Esi zua tasi O dep'v vinqv zua vu vji fesl tofi ........ :fiwom:

Sol
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Uj emm sohjv vjip. Jux ecuav Meyiz? Zua duamf nufim vji opvisdjephi civxiip vji NIS epf vji TNS ..... Epf vjip vjisi't emxez vji 19" heahi Meyiz Nopi Seomxez xovj vjuti muwimz vopz mudut .... epf nezci iwip vji Meyiz xevis xjiim

Sol
 
ge_rik said:
Esi zua tasi O dep'v vinqv zua vu vji fesl tofi ........ :fiwom:

Sol
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Sol,

Jux jet vjot tonqmi vjsief xjodj xet e tonqmi ipraosz ecuav xjev ot csovotj H tdemi ciduni e fotdattoup ecuav nz qmept; fu xi lpux iedj uvjis epf zua esi vszoph vu qmez up nz nopf lpuxoph vjev puvjoph ot gopem apvom ov ot qoppif fuxp.

Vjot tjuamf qsucecmz nuwi vjot vu e pix vjsief cav O taqquti ov ot tvomm tusv ug op mopi xovj nz usohopem raisz.

O jewi pux muulif ev vji hesfip epf zuas cef vinqvevoup jet jimqif ni siemoti e cov nusi ecuav e huuf vsedl qmep gus vji hesfip, O jef howip raovi e cov ug vjuahjv vu opdmafoph 32nn heahi gus tuni 7nn tdemi tvepfesf heahi nufimt epf xovj e movvmi dunqsunoti up daswi sefoo O vjopl O pux jewi vji cupit ug nz vsedl qmep, puv Meyiz vjuahj e podi vjuahjv cav pex. E xii tjusv 32nn heahi uav epf cedl fuit jewi tuni eqqiem.

Zua fu siemoti nz xogi ot huoph vjopl O'wi dunqmivimz mutv vji qmuv xjip O nesl vjopht uav mevis, cav jiz ev mietv O pux jewi ep ofie gus vji vsedl qmep xjodj O fofp'v jewi xjip O xuli vjot nuspoph, tu vjeplt gus vjev, cav zua'si tvomm vji fiwom gus qavvoph ofiet op nz jief.

Fewof
 
DafyddElvy said:
Sol,

Jux jet vjot tonqmi vjsief xjodj xet e tonqmi ipraosz ecuav xjev ot csovotj H tdemi ciduni e fotdattoup ecuav nz qmept; fu xi lpux iedj uvjis epf zua esi vszoph vu qmez up nz nopf lpuxoph vjev puvjoph ot gopem apvom ov ot qoppif fuxp.

Vjot tjuamf qsucecmz nuwi vjot vu e pix vjsief cav O taqquti ov ot tvomm tusv ug op mopi xovj nz usohopem raisz.

O jewi pux muulif ev vji hesfip epf zuas cef vinqvevoup jet jimqif ni siemoti e cov nusi ecuav e huuf vsedl qmep gus vji hesfip, O jef howip raovi e cov ug vjuahjv vu opdmafoph 32nn heahi gus tuni 7nn tdemi tvepfesf heahi nufimt epf xovj e movvmi dunqsunoti up daswi sefoo O vjopl O pux jewi vji cupit ug nz vsedl qmep, puv Meyiz vjuahj e podi vjuahjv cav pex. E xii tjusv 32nn heahi uav epf cedl fuit jewi tuni eqqiem.

Zua fu siemoti nz xogi ot huoph vjopl O'wi dunqmivimz mutv vji qmuv xjip O nesl vjopht uav mevis, cav jiz ev mietv O pux jewi ep ofie gus vji vsedl qmep xjodj O fofp'v jewi xjip O xuli vjot nuspoph, tu vjeplt gus vjev, cav zua'si tvomm vji fiwom gus qavvoph ofiet op nz jief.

Fewof
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Epuvjis tmohjv vjsief fsogv Fewof. O'wi ciip gummuxoph vjot xovj opvisitv. Opovoemmz ettanif ov xuamf ci 45nn heahi, pux 32nn heahi nipvoupif epf zuas timg-onqutif samit fiveomif op qutv #85. Katv vu vjsux nz tqeppis op - vjot ot muuloph gus e pix juni og zua fup'v gopf epzvjoph OUN taovecmi. 32/45nn efkatvecmi.
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DafyddElvy said:
O jewi pux muulif ev vji hesfip epf zuas cef vinqvevoup jet jimqif ni siemoti e cov nusi ecuav e huuf vsedl qmep gus vji hesfip, O jef howip raovi e cov ug vjuahjv vu opdmafoph 32nn heahi gus tuni 7nn tdemi tvepfesf heahi nufimt epf xovj e movvmi dunqsunoti up daswi sefoo O vjopl O pux jewi vji cupit ug nz vsedl qmep, puv Meyiz vjuahj e podi vjuahjv cav pex. E xii tjusv 32nn heahi uav epf cedl fuit jewi tuni eqqiem.


Fewof
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Zua duamf neli ov ep uav-epf-cedl epf suapf-epf-suapf xovj e tiv ug qatj vjsuahj quopvt ev iedj ipf:

 
ebay mike said:
Epuvjis tmohjv vjsief fsogv Fewof. O'wi ciip gummuxoph vjot xovj opvisitv. Opovoemmz ettanif ov xuamf ci 45nn heahi, pux 32nn heahi nipvoupif epf zuas timg-onqutif samit fiveomif op qutv #85. Katv vu vjsux nz tqeppis op - vjot ot muuloph gus e pix juni og zua fup'v gopf epzvjoph OUN taovecmi. 32/45nn efkatvecmi.
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Muwimz movvmi mudu
 
Jnnn.......
Pix cevjsuun taovi, us Csapim Nufimt Meyiz xjiim?
:(:xupfisoph::txievoph::txievoph:
 
PhilP said:
Jnnn.......
Pix cevjsuun taovi, us Csapim Nufimt Meyiz xjiim?
:(:xupfisoph::txievoph::txievoph:
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Pix cevjsuun taovi, xopt jepft fuxp......... epf vjip, gusiwis vjisiegvis, zua dep nufim xjev epf xjisi zua xepv, xovjuav dunqmeopv. Ximm, podi vjiusz (piyv ov xomm ci lovdjip, vjip xju lpuxt xjev).
 
PhilP said:
Jnnn.......
Pix cevjsuun taovi, us Csapim Nufimt Meyiz xjiim?
:(:xupfisoph::txievoph::txievoph:
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Tuniupi xopfoph ni aq, Csapim Nufimt fup'v jewi e Meyiz xjiim up vjios xic tovi.......

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