@Firrboxfryup - Hi Jamie - 7/8ths scale is short for 7/8ths inch to the foot, or a scale of 1:13.7 compared with 1:19 for 16mm to the foot scale. All a bit confusing!! In practice this means that 32mm track is about 18" - a gauge used on some estate railways. If you go to the Atlantic Publishers website there is a free digital edition of Garden Railways mag with a nice article on 7/8ths.
@Summerlandsteam Wow, that is confusing! So 18", Bicton Park equivalent! So scale 15" would be smaller. My garden railway I'm hoping to do a 15" style line. All ready have plans for a 15" steam tram engine. :-D
Brilliant Video Chris, what a sweet little engine, I might try to build somthing like that for my garden railway, when I get permission to put one in. ha ha ;-)
Hi Chris. Just out of interest, what is 7/8ths scale equivalent to?
Firrboxfryup 7 months ago
@Firrboxfryup - Hi Jamie - 7/8ths scale is short for 7/8ths inch to the foot, or a scale of 1:13.7 compared with 1:19 for 16mm to the foot scale. All a bit confusing!! In practice this means that 32mm track is about 18" - a gauge used on some estate railways. If you go to the Atlantic Publishers website there is a free digital edition of Garden Railways mag with a nice article on 7/8ths.
Cheers
Chris
Summerlandsteam 7 months ago
@Summerlandsteam Wow, that is confusing! So 18", Bicton Park equivalent! So scale 15" would be smaller. My garden railway I'm hoping to do a 15" style line. All ready have plans for a 15" steam tram engine. :-D
Cheers Chris.
Jamie
Firrboxfryup 7 months ago
@Firrboxfryup - That's no problem Jamie - 32mm is 15" in 1/12th scale and you can get loads of dolls house stuff to match as that is also 1/12th.
Cheers
Chris
Summerlandsteam 7 months ago
@Summerlandsteam Ah, Brilliant. Thanks for that Chris. It just so happens there is a Dolls House shop literally 200 yards down the road....! :-D
Firrboxfryup 7 months ago
This and your other videos are delightful!! They seriously make me think of getting into 7/8n2!
:)
denesofvannspring 1 year ago
Love the sound are getting out of the loco. I have a Harvey Watkins 7/8ths modified roundhouse loco that is begging to have a chuffer pipe installed.
thanks for the video
cheers Ferd
rockyrails 2 years ago
Nicely done! Looks a sweet little loco ands sounds great also as is now expected!!
DebenValleyLightRail 2 years ago
Thanks Zach - and yes I do find this 7'8ths stuff very appealing. Just have to make some stock now.........
Cheers
Chris
Summerlandsteam 2 years ago
nice bit of workmanship chris,sounds nice aswell with the longer chimney,
MARKTHEPLANK 2 years ago
Thanks Mark - yes the loger chimney gives it a better tone - the sound slot is about a third of the way up.
Cheers
Chris
Summerlandsteam 2 years ago
The Walchaerts looks good on a Bertie chassis! Nice paint job too Chris!
ColumbineMHLR 2 years ago
Thanks Pete - did you see it on the member sales stand at Exeter? It is a clever conversion!
Cheers
Chris
Summerlandsteam 2 years ago
Unfortunately, no I didn't. I did notice it on your stand, but not closely.
Cheers,
Pete
ColumbineMHLR 2 years ago
Brilliant Video Chris, what a sweet little engine, I might try to build somthing like that for my garden railway, when I get permission to put one in. ha ha ;-)
5 stars
Jamie
Firrboxfryup 2 years ago
Thanks Jamie - better start working on that permission!!!
Cheers
Chris
Summerlandsteam 2 years ago