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Went to visit an old workmate today ,he told me his neighbour hadn`t been well and he had a model railway layout etc which he was selling it is `n`gauge but he had a load of kit his son is disposing of it for him he knows his stuff too.

i am tempted............ i dont want to go back to `OO` i have had to use a lot more loft space than i though for storage hence no
`O` gauge and to go TT............. i wasn`t sold on it

all i want is a little layout to play with

watch this `little` space

Try Brio .

brian1951 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:29 pmTry Brio .

You’re as sharp as a rubber ball.

There are a few choices. You mention limited space? Are you looking at standard gauge or does it matter?

Standard gauge we have the usual N, TT, 00 etc. What is it about TT that does not grab you? I do agree that normally 00 needs space, but careful choice of 00 and one can turn pretty sharp curves. I know this because I use the same track gauge width and mechanisms in 7mm narrow gauge.

Of course, we then have the various narrow gauges. With these, it depends on what you want and your abilities.
If you don't mind simple kit building and converting of RTR items into narrow gauge and like the idea of budget modelling then 0-16.5 does offer this possibility, and if one keeps to shorter wheelbase mechanisms and stock, they can turn impressively sharp curves and also one can find it space saving in regards of length as well. One of my little locos with five 4 wheel coaches takes the same track space as a typical 00 gauge 3-car DMU. And yet it looks like a reasonable length passenger train and we are in a conveniently larger scale.
If one prefers ready made items, then 009 (And H0e) may be better. It is a smaller scale compared to 7mm NG, but it does offer an expanding range to invest in as a hobby. It is not cheap, but one can mix H0e and 009 together as they both run on the same 9mm track gauge width as N, and both share the same couplings which makes things surprisingly useful.

There are other scales and gauges that are space saving. 09 is an interesting one!

Whatever you choose enjoy!

I only have an 8ft square room for my O gauge layout.

I've got a 2.9m x 0.5m run, in HO. Admittedly its an end-to-end layout.

Cheers

Was Smyths closed ? ( i see you have deleted the post now )

brian1951 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:00 pm Was Smyths closed ? ( i see you have deleted the post now )