Quote from: d-a-n on November 28, 2013, 05:46:22 PM
Last summer I very nearly bought a Japanese T gauge set of some unrecognisable orange Japanese EMU - this looks much more interesting! Is the controller a mains controller?

The 'unrecognisable' EMU is one of the iconic class 103 suburban units, which dominated Tokyo suburban services for 30 years, and can still be seen (in ever decreasing numbers) in Osaka.

T gauge has expanded away from the Japanese market in a bid to revive flagging fortunes...the earlier motors were'nt great. Newer motors are an improvement and there have been some great innovations in T gauge modelling. I have been plotting a T gauge layout for about four or so years now... Never seem to get the time or inspiration though!

T gauge people and horses with riders next to a 5p piece

Have a lot of the original T gauge stuff here, including track,  6 original 103 train sets,buildings etc.

Quote from: Paul B on November 28, 2013, 07:26:15 PM

I am sure that I read somewhere when T Gauge was first introduced that they are motorised using the same motors that are used to make mobile phones vibrate! 

That is quite correct Paul, there is (or at least was) a level of magnetism to them, which did cause problems when trains derailed in tunnels, careful planning is required when designing the layout either that or was of those flexible arms to poke it out the other side!

Mike, where did you get the horses and riders from?

Will you make a T gauge layout and do you think, once secured to a base board, the track could be made to be super level?

The next ICE train will be delayed due to someone sneezing and blowing it off the rails

Look  forward with great interest  on this layout  developing  Pengi     

I thought that painting in N was small enough, your painting of these is superb!!

SImon

Quote from: bridgiesimon on November 28, 2013, 09:56:03 PM
I thought that painting in N was small enough, your painting of these is superb!!

SImon

Sorry to dissappoint but I bought them ready painted. Do have some unpainted motor bikes though. There is about £500 worth of T gauge lurking here, For road vehicles I have some of the Herpa 1/500 aviation vehicles, level crossings, the support pillars for an elevated section but no points or crossings
I think most of the figures I have originally came from Japan but also bought stuff fromT Gauge.com

This is the figure set  http://www.tgauge.com/product/46/4/figure-and-animal-set

Do all these T gauge sets come with a microscope as well as a controller? 

Eek! The controllers are £59.90 each 

Bang goes my idea of running four trains at once 

I saw them at Warley too. They are a perfect example of the Japanese love of of buying things for their engineering excellence - in this case miniaturisation. At one time small robots were also the rage in Japan and the Japanese swore that no-one else would understand them. It was all about what was achievable and not what you could do with them.

I think that these were the trains running on plain flat azure coloured flat featureless baseboard.

Are you really supposed to build a scenic layout - or just buy all the bits and run it just for the appreciation of the technology. What do the Japanese do - as opposed to just quoting Rule #1.

Has anyone seen  T gauge  with DCC   control  ?     

If the  locos  motors will be  fine running with  an  adaptor  &   DCC  control  say the  NCE  powercab then  more trains could be run  naking it more economical  than  four convetional   controllers.

Quote from: ParkeNd on November 29, 2013, 10:22:29 AM
Are you really supposed to build a scenic layout ...

No

Quote... What do the Japanese do - as opposed to just quoting Rule #1.

Knowing the notorious lack of space in Japanese abodes take it out the box, put it together on the floor and play with it, put it back in the box until next time

Quote from: upnick on November 29, 2013, 11:12:03 PM
Has anyone seen  T gauge  with DCC   control  ?     

If the  locos  motors will be  fine running with  an  adaptor  &   DCC  control  say the  NCE  powercab then  more trains could be run  naking it more economical  than  four convetional   controllers.

Not seen it so far, I'd imagine the difficulty there would be getting a decoder to fit in such a small train?!


Paul

Quote from: Sprintex on November 30, 2013, 06:00:33 AM

Quote from: ParkeNd on November 29, 2013, 10:22:29 AM
Are you really supposed to build a scenic layout ...

No

Paul

Don't understand this comment, Paul - I've seen some wonderful scenic T layouts . At the moment, I'm still getting used to T gauge but when I do, I will build a scenic layout. I'm also a bit nervous about taking it out of the box, connecting it up and then putting it back in the box in case I damage any of the connectors.

So far I've not seen anything about DCC for T - maybe it needs electronics at the molecular scale! There is a post about making a digital controller

http://www.talkingtgauge.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=13