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May 2010 The world of 1/32 Gauge One modelling continues to take positive steps and in the following few words I will attempt to summarise the changes as I see them. I am giving up on trying to comment on each development as there is by now too much going on to make this a simple task! In general Slaters lovely "shake the box" injection moulded kit for the 10 ton Midland Railway box van is selling well. Priced at £72.00 it is affordable and easily buildable into a characterful and accurate model, a product that has "snared" a few more small scale modellers into 1/32 modelling since its introduction. In similar vein, the very talented John Dale of Old Originals is about to produce a 1/32 "starter" kit for the wonderful Ruston 48DS. This will be priced at £85.00 for the etches and castings, with the buyer to source wheels, motor and gears, The further good news is that John has persuaded David White of Slaters to produce a suitable wheel to their G1F standards for the kit - well done and thanks to both. For those of you who remember my ambitions in this direction, I can assure you that John was courteous enough to ask me about my plans before he started, and his whole project has my very enthusiastic support. I am feeling well and truly "let off the hook" and no longer hoist by my own (48DS) petard! Tower Models and Finescale Brass have emerged as the two sources of imported brass RTR in this scale, with a number of new items having been made and announced. Tower's L&YR "pug" looks especially lovely to my eyes. Trevor Taylor's Gauge One model company is also still operating, more at the "live steam" end of things. Gossip about a ready to run moulded Mk 1 coach rumbles on in various quarters - I'll believe them when I see them...... Exhibitions The G1MRA Yorkshire group are getting on with organising Gauge 1 North at Bakewell on Saturday the 17th of July 2010. Although this unfortunately clashes with my show Camrail (it won't in successive years) this represents a big step forward and I urge everyone who is able to get along and visit it. Camrail in the meantime has some superb 1/32 content with both Steve Cook's "Dungeness Siding" and John Dale's "World's End Quay", two good reasons to get yourself down to sunny Wiltshire in July, choices, choices.... G1MRA As some of you will know, I stood for committee membership but failed to get elected. I will stand again in due couse as I feel that I could add quite a lot to what the committee are currently achieving in terms of promotion of the scale and management of various issues. Thank you to those significant numbers of G1MRA members who voted for me. Personal trains I am at last making some tangible progress in the garden, here is the scene at the lift out bridge back in March this year.
I am using Cliff Barker's code 180 rail and sleeper/chair units, with all of the web completely removed so that the track can be properly ballasted. My fixing method is "gripfix" under the sleepers with super elevation wedges on them, one every three, with a planned full ballasting to complete the job. I am currently sieving coarse granite sand to provide my track ballast, I will be securing it with SBR as suggested by Cliff Barker. If you know of any product or information which should be added to this site, then please let me know. |
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Still the ultimate diesel model.. Rob Mabbett's utterly believable model of class 22 number D6320, as running around Gloucester in the late sixties. Built from one of Fred Phipps' superb kits, see "Diesel hydraulics" for further photographs of stupendous modelling and painting. |
At Last! Accurately scaled kit for the diminutive Ruston and Hornsby 48 horsepower shunter. With my blessing (and to my relief) Joh Dale of "Old Originals" has produced an etched with castings "starter" kit for this diminutive locomotive
Price will be around £85.00, wheels gears and motor required - fantastic news! |
A Yahoo group to foster interest in modelling in this scale. Join below. | |||
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The intention of this site is to build a point of reference and centre of information for all individuals with an interest in 1/32nd scale standard gauge modelling. The fact that most prototypes discussed are British reflects the author's first interest and that outside of the UK Gauge One is generally practised at 1/32nd scale already. The author of this site is Simon Castens, who takes responsibility for all opinions expressed and any mistakes that might have escaped his attention. If you would like to comment on anything written here, then please do so! Last updated 6th May 2010. "ScaleOne32" standards, published 7th January 2006. | |||||
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