Joined up thinking

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

I am thinking of making up a "Living section". As I'd like to have a go at Bonsai it would be a shallow tray
It would have to be 45mm gauge though so I am struggling to justify it

[Narrow Minded]

I am thinking of making up a "Living section". As I'd like to have a go at Bonsai it would be a shallow tray
It would have to be 45mm gauge though so I am struggling to justify it

If you want to join the fun, I can't see why you can't go 32mm for this project Mr B.
At home it could be a display populated with re-gaugeable stock??

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

I only have 2 items of regaugeable stock - both are locos, it would be a good opportunity for me to have some "away" stock I suppose but it would be even nicer to do a 45mm gauge one.

[Narrow Minded]

it would be even nicer to do a 45mm gauge one.

I thought the whole concept of a modular layout was that individual elements could be joined together to create a single entity (which wouldn't really be possible with a 45mm gauge module amongst a host of 32mm elements?) - or am I missing something here??

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

You are right about that but I meant try and do a whole 45mm gauge layout out of modules as well. Are there enough people do you think?

[Stuvon]

Zach, why not build a dual gauge module?

That way you could connect use it in either a 32mm layout or a 45mm one if that appeared in the future. It seems to be that 32mm is more popular and therefore more likely to get off the ground first, there is no reason why, spured on by the sucess of a 32mm version a 45mm won't appear later?

[Sir Clothem Cap]

Theres no point doing 32mm if you don't have 32mm stock be the first of the 45mm modules and enjoy it

on a practical note will 150mm track centers work on 45mm or do you need wider for standard peco track?

[IrishPeter]

The usual for three foot gauge was 10' between centres - 160mm in SM45.  2'6" and 3' gauge stock runs anywhere up to 8'2" wide (130mm) Zillertalbahn coaches on the W&LLR, so 150mm might be cutting it a bit fine for Mr V Isle, and even then Tranny Wagons will be a problem..

Peter in AZ

[Dr. Bond of the DVLR]

Has it got to be double track??

[Stuvon]

not unless your modeling a passing loop because I'd have thought most modules would be single track as that it more normal in narrow gauge! If the 45mm version had the rail nearest the front in the same position I see no reason why dual gauge modules couldn't used on either layout.

Only thing is... is the rail a similar profile between 32 & 45?

[Sir Clothem Cap]

no but I was wondering if 45mm needed to have different track centers as it is larger. As no 45mm standard for ends has been published I would think this is a chance to set them