Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Size is important - Part 1

Planning continues at Patio Rails.  I got a full circle of radius 2 (775mm) curves off ebay last week and had them out on Sunday to show off the blue shunter diesel to Ann, and also see how some mock ups looked.  If I'm having an attempt at modelling my fictitious but working railway set in the corner were Germany/Austria/Switzerland meet, akin to the Zillertal and Rhatischbahn then some modern equipment is the order of the day.  So, I mocked up a cardboard Taurus diesel locl (715mm) and Piko Railbus (550mm) and put them on the curves.  I haven't got bogies beneath them and accurately positioned them, but nevertheless it is a fairly salutory lesson to conside size.  I shall now clearly be passing on something on Ebay that is 630 mm long.




2 comments:

  1. Chris,

    You are going to have to tell me.

    What is 630 mm long?

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  2. I would say that you are too young :-)
    But you are a married man now...

    It's a RHB ABe4/4 Railcar

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260835075133?

    Another picture can be found here -
    http://www.gbdb.info/details.php?image_id=103&mode=search&l=english
    Chris

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