I have been wanting to move up from HO to a larger scale. I have considered Sn3 but it is too expensive. I also considered On30 but it is a bit too large. Then I thought about using HO components to model S narrow guage. (I will be scratchbuilding my structires and rolling stock so that is not an issue). I found out that it has been done! It is called Sn42. But I haven't been able to find much info on the internet. Is anyone out there modeling in Sn42 or know of any good information sources? Any leads would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.
Jim in Costa Rica
Modeling freelance Northern California late 1930s
I just had to Google this, and I learned all about body armor, specifically of the Red Army. Who knew! List and pages abound.
But there was one model railroad site that came up:
http://www.understandingsscale.com/index.html#guagetable
The site hasn't been upgraded since 2011, but when you scroll to the bottom, many of the websites listed are still around. Some are no more.
Don't know if any of this helps you at all.
Mike.
My You Tube
Years ago this was the low cost entry into 3 ft narrow gauge. But several manufacturer's started up offering Sn3 locomotives and rolling stock. So most of the Sn42 is in places where there actually were 42 inch gauge railways like New Zealand. Also the rise of HOn3 products kept a lot of people in HO narrow gauge.
So if you want to model S narrow gauge using HO stuff, you're probably pretty much on your own especially when it comes to using HO locomotive mechanisms. But the only real difference between a Sn3 car and a Sn42 car is using HO trucks instead of Sn3, although you may need to adjust the underside for clearance. Structures of course are independent of gauge.
Good luck
Paul
going to a less common scale and gauge can be difficult. At Boothbay Railway Village, we model HOn30 which emulates 2 foot gauge using N scale track spacing. It was more popular a while ago befre On30 came on the scene, but even then there were not many choices like expensive brass or a lot of scratch building.
These days, 3D printed models are available in a lot of scales and gauges*, as well as some resin kits. I have kitbashed a few diesel / gasoline engine critters using N scale mechanisms. It is a lot more work than modeling the more common scales
* check out Shapeways.com
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Australia has quite a lot of 3'6" gauge, and had more in the steam era.
The local magazine:
http://www.australianmodelrailways.com/amframe.html
Has a searchable index.
Searching on Sn3-1/2 provided six articles.
Peter
For North America, the hotbed of Sn42 is those who model the Newfoundland Railway. Search for what little is available on it and that should help some. There's quite a bit of printed material out there, but you'll need to scratch around to find some of it. Let me know if I can be oif further help on this, as I can track down whatever you might need and at least point you in the right direction.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Thanks everyone for the tips and info. They are really appreciated. I will check them out!