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[Switcher102]

The thrill of T-gauge has died on me a bit. I don't know why, maybe it's the lack of new products and news to keep me excited.

Have you considered incorporating T gauge within your other scaled layouts (like I am doing)? What would T gauge represent within N gauge? 2ft gauge?

OR …. how about making some 3D stuff to go along with the T gauge garden motor car? Is that not what the garden motor car is for? I don't think it is an accurate 1:450 scale model of anything, or is it? Who buys it? I believe it's purpose is to be used within the bigger scales, but I don't think there are any passenger coaches to go with it.

Sorry Doug to be promoting a use of T gauge that is not actually T gauge but I am thinking if it helps sales it keeps the gauge on the market for true T gauge enthusiasts.

I haven't yet decided whether to give up. I had looked to T Gauge as a chance to expand my electronics flair but my first effort failed.

Aauh, it's a shame to read such things. Considering the points issue in T gauge and your electronics knowledge what do you reckon to having a go at converting T gauge to battery powered infrared (IR) control? See my thread on Wireless Control for T Gauge.

Rich

[ncdtrains]

oddly enough, I check in from time to time.

But, being in America, it's so hard to keep motivated. I got a lot of track, and started getting stuff together to build a layout and ardash died and trainsaid went down and to be honest, it killed it for me temporarily. I know I can get stuff overseas, but I'd rather buy in the states, and it still bothers me that ardash passed. I got all my stuff from him over the course of a couple years.

I'd love to see the hobby grow, but it seems overall, innovation is halted.

I've got a nice 3d printer I got, the littlerp and also a Olo I backed and am waiting on. All with the hopes to print my own stuff, but I degress I cannot design 3d files so....lol

[Reith01]

I hope to restart sometime in the new year. My first effort was too ambitious. No doubt it could have been sorted out but I was seriously disappointed with myself! Lessons learned though. Next one will be far simpler.

1) Make a decent set of point jigs and gauges (if only Tgauge.com could come up with a triangular gauge!!)
2) Use half metre lengths of flexitrack
3) Don't glue the track down
4) Connect every piece of track to the supply via a distribution arrangement
5) Do more work on train detection electronics
6) Don't join flexitrack on a curve!

And a few other things, no doubt!

[barneyadi]

I hope to restart sometime in the new year. My first effort was too ambitious. No doubt it could have been sorted out but I was seriously disappointed with myself! Lessons learned though. Next one will be far simpler.

1) Make a decent set of point jigs and gauges (if only Tgauge.com could come up with a triangular gauge!!)
2) Use half metre lengths of flexitrack
3) Don't glue the track down
4) Connect every piece of track to the supply via a distribution arrangement
5) Do more work on train detection electronics
6) Don't join flexitrack on a curve!

And a few other things, no doubt!

Very interesting lessons. Regarding tack, you can now get 750mm track, as having had a chat with Alan he mentioned the 1000mm track had slight issues with curving it etc. Will let you know how I get on with it, hopefully get it tomorrow.

[Switcher102]

Hello T gauge, I'm still in, I haven't given up on my project to use T gauge to represent 5 inch gauge within O gauge, and to convert it to battery powered radio control, it's just that I've got too many standard gauge O gauge projects that have come up. Carry on the good work T gaugers.

[scottmitchell74]

I still get the TGauge.com newsletter...and I'm keeping my eye out, but until there are more innovations I don't know if I'll pull the trigger. I'm not super handy. It took me forever to finish my N-Scale layout. I'm 95% happy with it and I think it looks good, but at sticking points I'd just stall out due to fear/lack of skills and I think that would be much worse with T Gauge. Until things are more Ready To Run and more "dummy-proof" I'll just have to wait and see.

I'll say, though, I still want to buy and put together that Deltic 55 Prototype...someday.

[dkightley]

Well I was hoping that I wouldn't need to resurrect this thread!

Its gone very quiet over the past month. Does this mean everyone's lost interest in T......or that nobody has anything to say?? Or is it both?

[mattinair]

Just shy ....... and lazy......not that you'd know it looking at the chaos in the studio

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I do have most of my trees for the forest the lookout tower looks out over completed....whew

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And I've started the drawing that will end up being the circular boardwalk around the perimeter of the turntable

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Although I plan to have the turntable be manually operated initially... I've sort of started messing about with a loco gear train hooked up to one of those amazing little reduction gear motors from Tgauge.com as a way to turn it really slowly

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I'm in no way ready to start tackling a steamer yet........but I'm sure jealous of Joe and boy do I want one......double whew(!)

[rail450]

Hello,
this 6mm gearmotor

http://www.ebay.de/itm/251265678936?_tr ... EBIDX%3AIT

is also available with 40rpm

BR,
Siegfried

[msimister]

Not lost interest, just been diverted by other things, including work, training to be a guard on Puffing Billy (a 2' 6" gauge preserved steam railway near Melbourne) and my OO scale layout. Will get back to T gauge in due course.
Malcolm