Amen, Zubi

1:19 scale is the most appropriate choice for a Maine Forney, dual gauge 32/45mm and live steam of course;-)) Best wishes from Tokyo, Zubi

Quote from: StanAmes on May 14, 2007, 09:33:07 PM
As you might expect 1:22.5 on 45mm track is very popular in Europe because it represents an accurate scale/guage combination for meter guage which is common in Europe. [..]

Stan, good to 'see' you. Actually, meter gauge is not that common in Europe. 750/760mm is much more common! The same gauge as Bachmann's Consolidation... 1:22.5 is popular because it used to be a standard - unfortunately it was set by a manufacturer who almost never actually used the standard producing models to many different scales. Fortunately, there are now a few companies which start producing finescale models in 1:22.5 and who knows perhaps the LGBoA will raise from the ashes and join the 1:22.5 scale movement succesfully set by Brawa and Kiss, Best wishes from Tokyo, Zubi

Quote from: Fil on May 11, 2007, 04:51:36 PM
I have been looking at the G Scale Spectrum Consolidations and noted that they refer to narrow gauge.  What track width in G scale would this be?

Fil, strictly speaking this Consolidation should be running on 27.5mm gauge
track because it is a model of a 30inch prototype, however, Bachmann made
it to run on 45mm standard gauge 1 track which is rather convenient for all
people who do not want to waste time on handlaying track. In narrow gauge
regauging locomotives is a common practice in real life in various parts of the
world and now in model world this is why you will see a  lot of equipment
where scale does not fit gauge - so the manufacturer addapts teh gauge to the
most commonly used one - in this case 45mm gauge 1 or sometimes 23mm
that is gauge 0. Welcome to narrow gauge! Best wishes from Tokyo, Zubi

Quote from: scottychaos on May 14, 2007, 04:52:50 PM
The bachmann spectrum consolidation is:

Fn3 scale.
runs on 45mm track.
narrow gauge (3-foot gauge)
large scale.

It is *not* G scale.

Scot, it is as G as it can be in Goofy scale '!!
Bachmann's Consolidation is a 30inch gauge proototype and
should be in 18mm to the foot scale (1:16.7) to run on 45 mm
track not in 15mm scale as it is was produced.
Best wishes from Tokyo, Zubi