It's my birthday and I decided to treat myself to a loco. Was it N gauge? Was it 00 gauge? No, it is a Dapol 0 gauge Terrier.
I have been a Terrier fan since I lived on Hayling Island as a child and I have models of them in both 00 and N. I just couldn't resist Dapol's latest offering. It is a beautifully detailed loco and I'm really pleased with it.
I can understand the appeal of 0 gauge but I'm not about to abandon N, a circle of 0 gauge is 9 foot across and I don't have the room.
My loco will be displayed in a diorama.
:NGaugersRule:
...nah!!!
buy a Peco point n do a micro layout....
Any chance of a picture of said Terrier ?
Happy Birthday by the way.
I've only got my mobile phone at the moment and loading a photo from that is a bit beyond me but when I get home in a few days time I'll post a picture.
Would love to see it. Was tempted myself!
Will likely get either the Terrier or 08 at some point. There's something lovely about 0 that I think makes it a great addition to N. One for detail, the other for realistic trains. 00, to me, is a compromise between the two.
There is 0 gauge set track out there. Why not get some to set up on the patio outside in summer? 0 is perfect for garden railways!
http://www.tower-models.com/towermodels/ogauge/peco/track/index.htm (http://www.tower-models.com/towermodels/ogauge/peco/track/index.htm)
Cheers, NeMo
O gauge garden railways are best mounted above the garden. I have two friends with O gauge garden railways. This is one of them -
http://youtu.be/NtkqExY89Dw (http://youtu.be/NtkqExY89Dw)
G is bigger and coarser and is better for ground level garden railways like mine
- http://youtu.be/nDwDi-ytN_E (http://youtu.be/nDwDi-ytN_E)
Nice !
Put a massive rapido coupling on the front and call it an 'O' scale model of an 'N' gauge prototype :)
Quote from: silly moo on February 03, 2016, 04:25:36 PM
No, it is a Dapol 0 gauge Terrier.
I'd call for your ex-communication, but you just know some smart alec would pull the cord :P
Happy Birthday moo! Lovely treat - it's what birthdays are for.
Looking forward to getting a look at it! :thumbsup:
A belated "Happy Birthday". I was looking at a site that featured the Terrier very nice loco. What version did you get?
I am trying to persuade Mrs "H" that a nice BIG green 08 with noises etc would be a great gift for my 60th next year. She however thinks differently....... The dark side beckons.
Have you ran it yet on a small piece of test track?
I must admit they do look good and probably very welcomed by the O Gauge community.
Happy Birthday btw. :wave:
Quote from: Bealman on February 04, 2016, 04:29:15 AM
Looking forward to getting a look at it! :thumbsup:
Only if the picture's scaled down to 2/7ths of the original size ;)
Enjoy!
I have been tempted both by the Heljan O Class 60 and the Bachmann/Aristocraft Class 66 in G scale, but have so far managed to resist.
Though this is primarily because I don't have the spare cash!
cheers
Ben A.
The problem with getting a bit of track is that is how I started off in N and the road to ruin but I might be tempted.
Here is a picture of a Trio of Terriers ...
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.... and you could have a 7mm scale miniature railway next to it......!!!
Thanks for posting the photo! How cool are they?! Love the livery, too!
Actually, when it comes to detailing, the N scale model doesn't fair too badly compared to it's larger cousins. :thumbsup:
George
I'm afraid I've got a confession to make - I too have succumbed to the temptations of the O gauge dark-side. :-[
It all started with an Ixion Hudswell Clarke, followed by a Terrier (purchased by my wife as a surprise birthday gift), then I completed a J79 kit in brass just before christmas.
It gets worse though, just taken delivery of some baseboards for a portable layout...
I am determined to finish landscape on my permanent n gauge layout before starting a major new project though.
Is there any cure?
At least we aren't leaving the hobby completely by having a dip into other gauges. I agree with Bealman that the N gauge Terrier is a very good model for its size.
The 00 model has the oldest tooling having been made first by Dapol and now by Hornby using the Dapol tooling, it could really do with an upgrade but I don't think it's an important enough model. Hornby and most modellers seem to prefer big tender locos.
:NGaugersRule:
Are the numbers consecutive? I can't quite make out the one on the N scale model, 32663?
Quote from: silly moo on February 05, 2016, 04:01:52 AM
At least we aren't leaving the hobby completely by having a dip into other gauges. I agree with Bealman that the N gauge Terrier is a very good model for its size.
The 00 model has the oldest tooling having been made first by Dapol and now by Hornby using the Dapol tooling, it could really do with an upgrade but I don't think it's an important enough model. Hornby and most modellers seem to prefer big tender locos.
:NGaugersRule:
Interesting comment. Quite independently (and innocently), I was thinking that the 00 model looked the worst out of the three. :thumbsup:
Unfortunately the numbers aren't consecutive, the N and 0 models are 32662 and the new 0 gauge model is 32661.
I wonder if I can justify the purchase of an O gauge Duchess?...
..I suppose the biggest problem would be how I could smuggle it into the house, and more importantly where the Domestic Authority would should it when I got found out........ :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
One of the advantages of N is that you can fit a loco in your pocket which makes it much easier to smuggle. 😃
I may be wrong, but I'm sure at a recent exhibition I saw someone using Kato N gauge double track sections on a test track to run an O gauge loco on, apparently the double track spacings make two of the rails exactly the right distance apart for O gauge, so I suppose you could combine the two into one layout by doing this :)
Quote from: silly moo on February 05, 2016, 07:40:51 AM
One of the advantages of N is that you can fit a loco in your pocket which makes it much easier to smuggle. 😃
True, and I have size 13 feet, so of course I need to buy new shoes, and because I'm tight I only buy cheap ones, which winds the other half up, because apparently its a false economy as they don't last as long, so I end up buying more.
The FOOL, if they only knew how much N gauge stock you can smuggle in a size 13 shoe box, its worth walking round in crap shoes..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: