Garden Railway Forum

I am dipping my toe in it at the moment with a Simply 7/8ths Baldrig. You should Google search 7/8ths forums for more input.

I'll cofess that I have been following a few edrigs on ebay with an eye for a conversion at a later stage.. I do find the presence of a large loco and small wagons/train appealing.

I like the look of 7/8ths on 45mm track but on 32 it is just too toppley for me so I'm giving it miss.

Dabbled in 7/8th briefly but struck out on a completely different tangent of 1:17 scale (30 inch gauge) on 45mm track.

I run a 7/8ths Accucraft Quarry Hunslet on my 16mm scale railway, as long as you don't look too closely it's ok I think if you are limited for space then 7/8ths is just too big.

I 'm looking at the 7/8ths scale here at the forum and in the SMT, but can you help me: What is the acctual scale? I think it's larger than 16mm.
16mm is 16mm/1foot = 1:19,05
7/8 is 7/8inch/1foot = 1:13,72 (or am I wrong?)

Narrow gauge lines here in in Norway have bigger locos and coaches than those similar on the Brittish islands. Then I think it looks better with a larger scale (7/8ths) to have in your gardens.

Your maths is correct, although rounded it should be 13.71

There was a nice article in Garden Rail 189 with some fine looking locos. I think it could work in a small garden as, in my eyes, you only need a few tatty wagons to haul and shunt.

It depends on what sort of person you are. You like building things? you will enjoy the scale. You are happy to pay for other people's imagination....debatable!

I have been considering 7/8 for my patio railway.

It's early days yet, my Mamod restoration is going slowly and could be adapted to various scales. I have gathered enough used Peco SM32 track to lay a reasonable sized oval, but when I mentioned track side buildings to the local planning department she said it would need to be 1:12 scale to match her dolls houses.

I think I could sneak 1:13.7 past the inspector if I said the driver was only a short chap!

In 1:12 scale 32mm gauge works out at 15"gauge.

I´m on my way in to the 7/8, or 1:13,7 That means I´m planning my garden railway nr.2 and that I will keep my existing line in 1:20
My present line has matured, the tracks are in 32mm and I do like to make buildings to fit amongst the line. I guess it will be to much for me to make my kind of buildings in a bigger scale. But I´m not shure of anything now..Maybe I´ll forget my 1:20 line, when I start with the bigger rw?
I have ordered this: http://www.echtdampfwelt.de/echtdampfshop/feldbahn/
I´m planning to use LGB track, but I wonder if R3 curves (Which I happen to have lot´s of) can be used, or if the are too steep in this scale?
I´m also planning to make changes on some of my LGB wagons to make them fit into 7/8. Any opinions on this?
Regards from Michael

St.Michael:104318 wrote:I´m on my way in to the 7/8, or 1:13,7  That means I´m planning my garden railway nr.2 and that I will keep my existing line in 1:20
My present line has matured, the tracks are in 32mm and I do like to make buildings to fit amongst the line.  I guess it will be to much for me to make my kind of buildings in a bigger scale. But I´m not shure of anything now..Maybe I´ll forget my 1:20 line, when I start with the bigger rw?
I have ordered this: http://www.echtdampfwelt.de/echtdampfshop/feldbahn/  
I´m planning to use LGB track, but I wonder if R3 curves (Which I happen to have lot´s of) can be used, or if the are too steep in this scale?
I´m also planning to make changes on some of my LGB wagons to make them fit into 7/8. Any opinions on this?
Regards from Michael

What a coincidence. I also have one on order from Herrmann, but you have to be aware that he practically produces one at a time, so it´s good to be patient, as it´s not exactly mass production. But I have plans to "mess about" with this loco and make the cab look a little more Wales-like. Also, by coincidence, I have plans afoot for a Regner Vincent rebuild including tender. Have you got any more pics of your one?

kandnwlr:
I have som vague plans of ordering the tender from Swift sixteen:
http://www.swiftsixteen.co.uk/productDe ... oductID=93 But now, with this 7/8 thing in my mind, it has to wait.. But maybe I´ll take my other Regner, "Chaloner" and let her perform as a small quarryloco on my new line.
Wich loco have you ordrered from Herrmann? Can´t believe you are changing scale?

[quote="St.Michael:104324

kandnwlr:
I have som vague plans of ordering the tender from Swift sixteen:
http://www.swiftsixteen.co.uk/productDe ... oductID=93 But now, with this 7/8 thing in my mind, it has to wait.. But maybe I´ll take my other Regner, "Chaloner" and let her perform as a small quarryloco on my new line.
Wich loco have you ordrered from Herrmann? Can´t believe you are changing scale?[/quote]

Not planning to change scale, don´t worry, but I like the chassis of the Herrmann loco.

Changing scale would involve many locos and a divorce lawyer.

Negotiation with the boss is always an interesting subject,I think. I was a bit unsure how to let her know that she is going to get a second line in her garden. We have got a little puppy, now about 3 month old.. So I have presented the line on the top of some fencing that I can make, on a place where the puppy can run away. And this have been accepted
By the way, the ordering of a new loco is gonna cost me the building of a glass porch on our house.