"25/28 railroad cars & track" Topic
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17 Feb 2009 8:37 a.m. PST
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| Nappy29388 | 17 Feb 2009 5:53 a.m. PST |
What gauge(S,N etc) will work well with 25/28mm figs?
I'm thinking about a WWI or Wind & the Lion game.I have all the figs for both & they are painted & ready to kill. Thanks for any help John Parris (nappy29388) |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 17 Feb 2009 6:10 a.m. PST |
take your pick S or O. S looks better to some but O is more readily available. |
 BAMeyer  | 17 Feb 2009 7:12 a.m. PST |
At Company B companyb.biz we decided to go with "S" gauge for our trains both RCW and interwar. There were several standards in use in the world at that time. "O" just looked a little too big while "S" more closely resembled the narrower gauge used in Africa and the Middle East. There is very nice scale track available commercially at $1.00 USD a foot. Come Cold Wars, our civilan train (non armored), with an engine and 6 different cars will be ready to go in 1/56th. |
| bsrlee | 17 Feb 2009 7:36 a.m. PST |
Don't forget Reviresco's 0-6-0 tank loco & rolling stock, which is 1:64 aka 'S' gauge, and fits on 'HO' track representing the common 3'6" and 1 metre gauges used on a lot of Colonial Railways. |
| boggler | 17 Feb 2009 10:22 a.m. PST |
I scratchbuilt some track using coffee stirrers as sleepers and some old OO gauge railway track lengths. I think I used a 40mm gauge, which looked fine with 28mm figures. |
| ScottWashburn | 17 Feb 2009 10:48 a.m. PST |
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| Disco Joe | 17 Feb 2009 1:48 p.m. PST |
"There is very nice scale track available commercially at $1.00 USD USD a foot. Come Cold Wars, our civilan train (non armored), with an engine and 6 different cars will be ready to go in 1/56th."
What company makes the track and will the civilian train be available to purchase at Cold Wars or just preorder? |
| BAMeyer | 17 Feb 2009 3:25 p.m. PST |
The track is made by American Models. Brigade carries it at virtually no mark up. 4 of the 6 cars are in stock now. The boxcar, passenger car and engine are at the casters. I would love to say that they'll be in stock for sure at the convention but Fate has been quite cruel as of late. |
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