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'O' gauge Track
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:16 pm
by fred
Hello, thanks for all advice, please forgive ignorance but can I run Mamod and MSS on Peco '0' gauge, I can't get to a model shop to try it and what radius curves canI get away with, and the same for points,
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:20 pm
by mhlr
The best track to use is Peco Sm32 track (O gauge is completely different, the only thing common is the width/gauge of the track). You can use the flexitrack (flexible to any radius), but i'd recommend 2 - 3' radius is fairly tight! Points are a set radius...
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:06 pm
by Chris Cairns
The Mamod track is curved to a radius of 2' 6", so a curve of this radius or more would work best with Mamod or MSS locos.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:15 pm
by ptlrcecil
A nice minimum radius to work to is about 4 ft (realistic as well) although mamds do fly off occasionaly so 6ft does work wnders (if you have room.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:03 pm
by fred
Hello All.
Thanks for advice I didn't know there was such a thing as SM32 track what is the difference between it and standard 'O' gauge track if it is same gauge
is the track height different? think I'll have to go for 3 to 3.5 radius at most, may even have to go down to 2.6 and slow loco down
Thanks
Fred
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:14 am
by mhlr
fred wrote:Hello All.
Thanks for advice I didn't know there was such a thing as SM32 track what is the difference between it and standard 'O' gauge track if it is same gauge :? is the track height different?
Mamod/MSS are 16mm scale, narrow gauge. Sm32 means sixteen mill. to the foot, 32mm gauge. That means it is narrow gauge track, so therefore will have a coarser scale. Compare:
Sm32:
http://www.pps-steam-models.co.uk/pco/sl600.jpg
O Gauge:
http://www.gaugemaster.com/o-scale/peco_track.jpg
Quite a difference completely except the gauge. Various differences include rail size etc.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:46 am
by fred
Dear Pete, thanks for the trouble you took to get photo of each, I can see the difference now, a picture as they say is worth a 1000 words I want to go down the Narrow gauge way, I am in the 009 Society, but due to bcoming disabled I was finding it troublesome
and I was given an old Mamod etc; and with help of folk on forum got it working, now also got a MSS new, I have a steep learning curve, 009 doesn't use pellets etc; but am really enjoying the live steam and burnt fingers
Kind Regards
fred
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:58 am
by mhlr
no problem!
