Want to try hand-laying O14 track? Newly introduced Track Sample Kits from KBscale offer a low cost introduction to pleasure of laying your own track. The basic kit has all the parts needed to lay two scale 18ft lengths of portable-type track and includes rail, sleepers, spikes and cosmetic fishplates. Other kits also include a O14 [...]
Here is a sneak preview of the new L&B clips from KBscale. Rail is Karlgarin 82/7 on a coffee stirrer sleeper.
Work is progressing with the Kerr Stuart Wren -
Some sample parts will be produced to prove some of the technical aspects before the design and details are finalised.
Here is a photo of a small section of O14 track I made from the new Karlgarin code 82 rail. Further details can be found in David’s post here.
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Continue reading about Sample Track made with Karlgarin Code 82 Rail
I was recently shown a magazine article from Model Railway Constructor Vol. 20 of 1953 by D. Clayton about his Arden Light Railway which was a small oval layout with a station, run round loop and sidings. Superb modelling and of course all hand built. As Roy has pointed out this has already been referred [...]
Here is a first photo of the Karlgarin code 82/7 rail (right) next to the Peco IL-115 -
The rail has been specifically made for 7mm scale and accurately represents prototype 40-45lb/yard rail as used on many 2′ gauge lines. It is made from high Ni Nickel-Silver so looks less yellow than much of the available [...]
Here are some more photos that Gilbert Gribi sent me of his O14 Diorama of Sensarey. The layout is built on four levels and includes a lift and measures just 60 x 45 cm. Material from Wrightlines and Duton. He features several other dioramas on his website: Gilbert Gribi
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Nigel Lawton was demonstrating a 7mm:ft scale version of his 20hp bow-framed Simplex kit at ExpoNG 2008. Originally developed for OO9, the etch artwork for the new loco has been (literally) scaled up with some changes the drive system allowed by the larger size.
While the OO9 loco relies on a friction drive for the reduction [...]
KBscale have recently produced some Tee shirts with our logo and at the same time we had a batch with a large O14 -
These are available for £8.50 each (p&p extra) in L and XL size. Only limited numbers are available at this time so it will be first come first served basis – send us [...]
The companion O-14 Yahoo group has now be renamed to O14 so as to be consistent with this website. The new web address for the group is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/O14/. This is just a rename and all existing messages, files, photos and group members are preserved, i.e. if you were a member of the O-14 group before, [...]
