What about track?We are using HO Kato Unitrack to represent our early era narrow gauge track. The funky alternate universe HO spacing looks great for our track.In our HOn30 adventure we found that the track can be painted at the bench and blended in with "fur grass" or Sculptamold/latex paint mixture.
Old time trains always look better in black and white.
Harold
Just a little bit of editing...
... puts the picture right back to the time when Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were the railroader´s curse!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
While searching for a suitable proto railroad was perusing books from my late brother's collection. Found "Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge" and found these pieces of narrow gauge and near 1/72 scale drawings. The box matches the size of our Mantua with the same truck configuration and they had an 1880 caboose that is the same size as the Roundhouse caboose.An early Granger road fits the available locomotives and rolling stock. Lots of them out there in the heyday of narrow gauge.Harold
Haven't done this in a while.Found these vintage 1/72 cars and trucks.Go to:http://tin-soldier.com/cars.htmlMade me think about late era narrow gauge. If you extend the cab below the footboard with a 1/8x1/4 piece of styrene and add a new cab side like our mock up, easy late era narrow gauge.Doug Tagsold used the MDC cars with the HO trucks with 33" HO wheels. Substituting 24"(HO 28") wheels and shorter wheelbase Tahoe trucks makes the cars more "narrow gaugey"Harold
Dart Castings supplies a line of OO scale wagons and figures which are well done. OO scale stuff scales out well in 1/72.Dart says delivery takes 21 days, yup.Harold
Finally got the "narrow gauge" look on the MDC/Roundhouse cars and loco.Easy narrow gaugeHarold