First time viewer. I see you have a collection of trains in the background. Not knowing you knowledge in train scales, but I would love to build a diorama in 35th scale involving some train pieces and track. So Question.... If I wanted a train car to actually move under its own power for a 35th scale,, any ideas? Thanks for the great video.
Well welcome aboard. I hope that you find some interesting things on this channel. 1/35th scale is a bit difficult. If you were to model in 1/48 scale then it's much easier because o gauge trains and Equipment are equivalent to that scale. Most Garden scale railroads are in the 1/23 to 1/25 scale range. You can always use Legos Creek railroad ties and rails and make your own custom gauge. But then to power the equipment you would have to do some major engineering and modifications. To better understand scale and gauge you might want to check out my friend toy man television here on youtube. He's a friend of mine and he has some good information on model railroading
@@maddogmerv Thank you sir, Trumpeter is now coming out with 35th scale train models. It would just be nice to have a small diorama where it moves 3 or 4 feet Very slowly, then at the other end it reverses. Just to give it a bit more realism. Maybe one of the plastic gear boxes for tank models and then mod the 35th scale engine to put in one of the metal axles. Similar to retrofitting one of the old Tamiya tank kits. Battery powered with a 3 way reversing toggle switch poking out underneath. Hitting a stop point at one end flips the switch to reverse and back it goes. I guess my ideas are far bigger than my skills.... Cheers
First time viewer. I see you have a collection of trains in the background.
Not knowing you knowledge in train scales, but I would love to build a diorama in 35th scale involving some train pieces and track. So Question....
If I wanted a train car to actually move under its own power for a 35th scale,, any ideas?
Thanks for the great video.
Well welcome aboard. I hope that you find some interesting things on this channel. 1/35th scale is a bit difficult. If you were to model in 1/48 scale then it's much easier because o gauge trains and Equipment are equivalent to that scale. Most Garden scale railroads are in the 1/23 to 1/25 scale range. You can always use Legos Creek railroad ties and rails and make your own custom gauge. But then to power the equipment you would have to do some major engineering and modifications. To better understand scale and gauge you might want to check out my friend toy man television here on youtube. He's a friend of mine and he has some good information on model railroading
@@maddogmerv
Thank you sir,
Trumpeter is now coming out with 35th scale train models.
It would just be nice to have a small diorama where it moves 3 or 4 feet Very slowly, then at the other end it reverses. Just to give it a bit more realism.
Maybe one of the plastic gear boxes for tank models and then mod the 35th scale engine to put in one of the metal axles. Similar to retrofitting one of the old Tamiya tank kits. Battery powered with a 3 way reversing toggle switch poking out underneath. Hitting a stop point at one end flips the switch to reverse and back it goes.
I guess my ideas are far bigger than my skills....
Cheers
I prefer rubberband tracks. . . no hassle.
Mee too! Especially on u s vehicles because they Are usually pretty tight?
@@maddogmerv And if the tank has side skirts what difference does it make.