New member Daniel Thomson writes:
"I'm interested in British And South African diesel and electric locomotives, I make models out of card."
Welcome to G3 Clubroom Daniel.
New member Ian Fraser writes:
"Considering a garden railway...I am in a VERY exposed bit of the West Scottish coast. Wind a serious problem along with serious rainfall at times. Need something robust to stand up to conditions if they change too quickly. Looking at R/C Battery power, possibly steam.
Doing the research before spending money...."
Welcome to G3 Clubroom Ian.
Well in response to both posters...
I am Rhodesian and grew up in Bulawayo shed.I now live in Central England at about 350m above sea level. Minus 10°C to minus 15°C are common in winter.
You can substitute Plastikard for std cardboard very easily, but you are advised to back it with thin ply.
Note: construction using pure Tin solder is NOT advised. This is due to allotropes of Tin forming and your Time joint disintegrating. (This is what killed Capt Scott...)
The G3 "loading gauge" will take Cape Gauge built rolling stock. All of maay track work is Berne Gauge. The GCR built all of its trackwork to Berne loading.
Regards
Ralph
Quote from: cabbage on Aug 11 2023 14:31Well in response to both posters...
I am Rhodesian and grew up in Bulawayo shed.I now live in Central England at about 350m above sea level. Minus 10°C to minus 15°C are common in winter.
You can substitute Plastikard for std cardboard very easily, but you are advised to back it with thin ply.
Note: construction using pure Tin solder is NOT advised. This is due to allotropes of Tin forming and your Time joint disintegrating. (This is what killed Capt Scott...)
The G3 "loading gauge" will take Cape Gauge built rolling stock. All of maay track work is Berne Gauge. The GCR built all of its trackwork to Berne loading.
Regards
Ralph
Greetings to a fellow Rhodie :-) Im at sea level and about 100 yards from the briny. It doesnt get cold here so frost is very remote chance as is snow. But we do get strong wind...and the rain can be torrential.
Keeping stock on a track could be a challenge hence interest in something robust scale-wise. Ive looked at Cape gauge on 45mm track and schemed up a 12th class..doing the legwork for wheels etc.
Regards
Ian
My heart will always belong to a class 15A...
It is is pretty windy here on to of an extinct volcano! My building are made from "soffit board" or resin kits.
I print quite a lot of frippery for the railway. Squirrels seem to like eating them though(?)
Regards
Ralph
Quote from: Ian Fraser on Aug 11 2023 16:37Ive looked at Cape gauge on 45mm track and schemed up a 12th class..doing the legwork for wheels etc.
Have you a Facebook account? If so, this group might be up your street.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/southafricancapegauge1association
https://www.facebook.com/groups/456155622136396/
A.T. B.
Doddy
Thanks...yes Ive already spotted those. Some lovely stuff being made....
Thank you
Ian
New member Alex writes:
"I currently model 10mm but looking at scaling up to gauge 3 and would like to know more."
Welcome to G3 Clubroom Alex.
The best thing Alex can do is attend the Gauge 3 show at Flitwick on 16th September. Lots of varied Gauge 3 is bound to be there, people to chat with, models to see and discuss and traders too, so he can go home with something to try!
Mike
i'm happy to chat with him, 07544 686 670, ash
New member Ian Ritchie writes:
"Currently building Garden Gauge 3. Looking for Engines Rolling Stock and Track."
Welcome to G3 Clubroom Ian.
New member Ingard Sagstad writes:
"I am interested in live steam, and want to build a locomotive. I hope to find some historic tips and possibly some assistance from the members of the Forum. Thanks and regards."
Welcome to G3 Clubroom Ingard.
New member David Headings writes:
"I have a G and 7.1/4 layouts"
Welcome to G3 Clubroom David.
Welcome David.
I hope we can persuade you to come over to Gauge 3 from G Scale, but I must admit that 7 1/4in is a lot harder to give up!
Mike
New member Mike Huddart writes:
"I'm interested in historical railways particularly coal wagons and London coal trade."
Welcome to G3 Clubroom Mike.
New member Lawrence Back writes:
"Historic G3 Steam - spirit or coal fired.
Carette steam locos
Historic G3 / 2.5 gauge riding behind engines
RHDR and Henry Greenly and the Model engineer 'L.B.S.C'
Restoration, painting and lining out."
Welcome to G3 Clubroom Lawrence.
Hi All
I just last year finished restoring and repainting a G3 4-4-0 loco - which has been in the family since the 1920s. Restoring the loco was a voyage of discovery in terms of the loco's history and how to repair and repaint the engine. I still don't have a complete history of this model so any suggestion would be interesting. I the model looks like a 1905 Carette but I could find no markings on any of the parts except for the cab pressure gauge. It has been suggested that it was built from parts supplied by Bassett-Lowke. I have two further locos to restore which I hope to get onto this year.
Lawrence Back
It's a good looking job, sturdy and purposeful, what are your other two projects?
John
Hi John, The other two projects are freelance design loco built by my father and uncles. One is a Mikado 2-8-2 tender heavy goods engine based on a Helen Long design finished around 1933. It has the cab of southern school class and needs a repaint and lining out. The other is an Atlantic probably base on Ayesha. This need stripping and cleaning before repainting It looks a bit like LSWR deign cab and smoke deflectors. both are coal fired.
They both very old so never going to run them.
It's great to see eight (by my count) new members of this forum since Martin started welcoming them just over six months ago. The world of G3 is small but there is a lot of enthusiasm here. The Gauge 3 Society (https://www.gauge3.org.uk/) caters for all approaches, from cutting-edge new technologies for scratch building to restoring and running old live steam engines. The society organises two G3-specific shows a year with traders, demonstrations, layouts and a test track and participates in other mixed-gauge and ME shows. The G3S Newletter is published four times a year. The next issue is due in March. Check out the table of contents.
G3S Newsletter 136 Spring 2024 TOC.pdf
Nick
When I started out on G3 it was a case of "someone knew someone who might have seen a G3 loco". That is only twelve years ago...
Regards
Ralph