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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Graham-Jilly wrote:
well we are commited to gauge 0 so cant afford the upgrades have an overseas trip to pay for now


Think of the price of all that track!

It is one of those things where you need to decide and then just stick with it. Most mamods seem to be 0 gauge, and the track is cheaper, so it is the one for me.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
tmuir wrote:
Mamodman123 wrote:
Graham-Jilly wrote:
would cost a fortune for me to convert to 1 guage


Don't bother! overrated IMO


Do I detect a jealous tone in your voice MM?


LMFAO jealous of track?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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LMFAO jealous of track?


It is made of solid brass and we all know how much you like brass.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mamod 1 gauge is solid brass?
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mamod dont make gauge 1 track

LGB gauge 1 track is solid brass
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You got it SJ.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I must get some LGB track for the WLR
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Mamod dont make gauge 1 track

LGB gauge 1 track is solid brass


That's because their loco's are 0 gauge
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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That's because their loco's are 0 gauge


Not all MM.

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That's because their loco's are 0 gauge


Not all MM.

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It's pointless as most people run on 0 gauge surely?
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I think '0' is very popular in the UK but is less popular in OZ.
Here its easier to get G gauge stuff as LGB is pretty common here but '0' gauge is pretty rare.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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LGB gauge 1 track is solid brass

No, solid brass would make it short out, PECO 32mm has brass rails also so !
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LGB gauge 1 track is solid brass

No, solid brass would make it short out, PECO 32mm has brass rails also so !


Ok smarty pants the sleepers are plastic the rails are solid brass.
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Here in the US, most of the Garden Railroaders I have known use LGB or G, but those who use larger scale indoors use O which was made so famous by Lionel, I always used S before I did a lot of HO, S was due to the fact that I had American Flyer Trains.
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