For some unknown reason I seem to be creating an interest in narrow gauge layouts and the hobby. Anyone here involved with 009?

I was, at one time. I built a 009 rabbit warren layout back in the late 1970's.
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This is my other interest in the club...



http://www.hullmrs.org/crumley.html

Wow! Guys....so I'm not a freak after all  I just love the uniqueness of the 009 thingy. I visited the Expo Narrow Gauge exhibition at Swanley 2014 and have been sort of drawn to narrow gauge ever since. Don't get me wrong I love my third rail and steamy stuff in N, but 009 seems to be a bit of a cult.

PLD I like your "Crumley & Little Wickhill" layout nice pictures. 

Bealman....I didn't realise you went back that far! Total respect. 

I don't have my n gauge layout even a quarter way to running, I don't have room for a second layout and I don't have any 009 locomotives so why did I buy a handful of 009 wagon kits a few weeks ago  :-[o

Mr. Sprue; I too will admit to have been an '009'-er, with the qualification that I was led to believe that what I was purchasing were in fact two N-scale locomotives (they weren't ; long story), while to compound my misdemeanours, I have even dabbled in HOn3 (gasp!).

However, 'N' eventually triumphed (albeit as somewhat-unusual variant), so here I am.

Thanks for asking. 

The best thing about 009 is it's fun, no rules no must or can't do. Plus apart from the track everything else is OO. My layout 'Magsholme' is on a 4 by 2 Sundeala board which sits under my layout. cheers john.

Hi,

not 009 as such but H0e, which is close enough.
I'm building a small tail chaser and run whatever I like. It's fun

Michael

I always like looking at the narrow gauge stuff. If 009 is essentially narrow gauge 00, does such a gauge exist that is narrow gauge N?

Guilty as charged however I sold it all last year.
Still have some Nn3 and if any one has a copy of Continental Modeller there was a French Nn3 layout featured in the last couple of months.

I have to hold my hand up, I have dabbled in 009 and On30 in the past,I still have a couple On30 locos and a few wagons.

Narrow gauge N can use Z gauge track. I might be imagining this, but I think that Peco actually produced some kits or stock for this many years ago? 

Bealman is indeed right.The kits are no longer available it appears, if I remember a certain forum member also produced some excellent models.

Quote from: painbrook on April 02, 2016, 07:58:44 PM
The best thing about 009 is it's fun, no rules no must or can't do. Plus apart from the track everything else is OO. My layout 'Magsholme' is on a 4 by 2 Sundeala board which sits under my layout. cheers john.

Snap!! Exactly why I am drawn to 009. The fact that modelers can design a fictitious loco and build it along with rolling stock with no rule to scale is a great concept. But in real life that is what really happened when they built narrow gauge locos they were all different sizes.

I have a small 4 x 2 layout which will be based on the Welsh hills, it has a figure of eight and a small fiddle yard, I'm now looking at buying a few kits.


Here's some pictures I took at the Ally Pally of John Thorne's "Bottle Kiln Lane" layout.







 

Forgot to mention Mr S, I used all my surplus track, just had buy an extra 'point'. I just ballasted over the sleepers, so no expensive track to buy. Getting the urge to just check that 'layout' . Cheers john.
http://www.ngrail.co.uk/.