GN15 getting there

trying to understand your notation, treating HO track (0.65" gauge) as if it were 15" gauge would yield a scale of ~1:23.  is that what you are shooting for?

you might try a lower case 'N' to be a little more consistent with other narrow notation as in HOn3, On30 or in your case, ...Gn15.  at first i thought this post was of Great Northern interest.

as much as i hate using the 'G' notation in reference to any scale, i'll have to admit it's probably most forgivable when referring to original LGB which has been estimated to be in the ~1:23-24 scale range.

cheers for taking on a nontraditional modeling challenge.

...gary

Looks good, James.

Gary,

Gn15 is actually a fairly well-established modeling scale/gauge combination, particularly in the UK. It is frequently seen on micro-layouts as published on the late Carl Arendt's website.

Jim

very nice... and here i thought n2 (24") was about as small as they came.

i know of some 15" railroads, but they are of the Amusement Park type (3" scale)

Most Gn15 layouts are patterned after small gauge railways located within the grounds of an industry such as a gravel pit or other mining operations, etc. But, an amusement park attraction would be another good prototype to model.

My favorite Gn15 layout was based on an actual 15" gauge line some railroad buff built to transport items from his driveway in front of his house out to a shed in his backyard.

He laid rails and built a small gondola pushed by hand. One stop was at his back door for groceries and the next and final stop was the shed out back. Then he built a model railroad of this prototype road in his basement in Gn15!!!

Jim

Guys this is what I`m trying to achieve link below

http://smallbrookstudio.webede...569521210/Gn15-Emett

They have lots of character, James.

That's what really-narrow narrow gauge is all about!

Jim

Wallace taking the train out.