Big trains on little tracks...7/8" scale


Over the weekend, I was introduced to Marcel, a fellow volunteer at the WW&F railway museum who models Maine 2 foot gauge in 7/8 inch to the foot scale. This is the "proper" scale for two foot gauge trains running on 45mm G-gauge track. they are about half again bigger in any given dimension than 1:20.3 scale stuff. that doesnt sound like much until you realize that that is about 3 1/2 times the volume and weight of any model of the same thing. these things are BIG
This fellow lives in Virginia. his name is Steve King. He has been modeling 7/8 scale for a while. most engines are battery powered, radio controlled with sound. The layout is ground level and raised platform.

This scene shows a "standard gauge" boxcar next to the 2 foot gauge stuff.

This is a beautiful model of one of the SR&RL tender locomtives.

This is a live steam model. A good puller too! steamer here is a video of the engine at work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNEZPoaMApI&feature=related



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

L.L. Bean Model Train Village Christmas 2022

Image
 The Model Train Village has been part of the Northern Lights celebration at L.L. Bean for several years. The full program can be seen at the  Northern Lights Web Page .  Trains run 9am-9pm from November 15 through January 1. It is located in the Camping Department and can be seen from both inside and outside the store. Model Train Village and window to downtown Freeport It has three trains that run on timers along with lights, skating rinks, a model of the L.L. Bean Store in the 1930s-1940s, and a model of the Freeport Train Station which is now at Boothbay Railway Village. The Maine3Railers O-Gauge Model Railroad Club built and operates this layout. Here is a video with the train running. Trains Running at L.L. Bean
Read more