0027 A tiny distraction - T gauge 

And here is an announcemnet, " Due to cutbacks, we'll be reducing the size of our trains..."

I've never seen T Gauge running before so thank you for the post. All The Best. Cheers!

I've heard of "Running a reduced service", but..... Seriously, I just love seeing my favourite train (HST) in different sizes.

I recently bought the T gauge HST. Amazed just how much detail they managed on such a tiny model. They even make an 08, although it’s out of stock at the moment.

On the museum display layout, a G scale replica of the section of town including the railway Station, I have used T Gauge as a garden railway in one of the suburban back yards in a figure 8 for which I had to make the track at 3mm myself. I also included a turnout to the shed which took four attempts to make without causing derailments every time. I don't plan to do anything more than this in T gauge but I have added an N gauge with modified rollingstock, into the park section with G scale passengers riding on them.

That 7+2 HST set is what attracted me to the scale too. When coupling up, I suggest using a pair of tweezers to squeeze the couplers together. That locks them properly into place and lets you avoid any issues with one carriage being lifted off the track. You really have to keep the track and wheels clean, using tweezers again to pick the lint out from the gears and axles. Be careful when handling the power cars - never, ever pull on the bogies or you will stretch their attachment springs, so hold the bogie and body / chassis rigidly together when working on them. And get a pack or two of replacement springs the next time you place an order, just in case. Then sit back and watch the trains run!

Love this. Just came across your video on T gauge. Can't wait for the next episode

T- gauge ha ha AMAZING, can't wait to see your new long oval layout, subbed oh I see! this Vid is Nine months old, I will look up your videos to catch with things

T SCALE FROM JAPAN T scale 1:450 has been around since 2006. Introduced by Eishindo in Japan. Model Railways are the biggest indoor Hobby in Japan. Indeed there are more N scale modellers in Japan, than there are modellers of ALL scales up to Gauge 1 in the whole of the rest of the World 3.5 times over. With N gauge model fans now estimated at around 20 Million. N scale has traditionally had the biggest following due the average home in Japan being very small. T - scale being the tinniest commercial scale currently, has attraction for Japanese model railway fans, because it is so small. You can build a complex layout on your kitchen table. Followers of the scale are hard to confirm, as many regular N scale modellers also have a T-scale interest. So figures of 500,000 T scale modellers in Japan, could be partially a duplicity !!! Another reason for the huge interest in model railways in Japan is a Cultural result. In Japan the wife takes precedence over the husband within the home, on everything. So the wife has to deal with the Children's hobbies, and quite obviously every little boy needs a train set. Which "mum" is also expected to build !!! Hence even Supermarkets sell model trains !!!

This is the size perfect for a Lego minifigure to use! Amazing!

Pain is part of the fun with Tgauge! I've had to service my trains, and taking off and on the springs from boogies to body is challenging without bending or deforming them! So I ordered a couple of backup springs with my next order, which is also good because they can be easily lost as well, much tinier than the trains themselves. Also be extremely careful when taking the train apart, I cracked my very first starter set train a couple years ago due to too much dust getting stuck in the gears, the plastic is very thin and brittle. There are 2 impressive TGauge builders out there you can find on RU-vid, MMBUFBerlin channel in general & Richard Kříž with his video "Whole build of T-gauge layout 1:480"

Crazy but good! I build me a dream landscape on my WC!

Aw, that is sweet! I live in a small flat and have an N Gauge layout. Now thinking abaout a T Gauge one. Thanks!

I saw T gauge years ago at The York Model Railway Show, held at the York Race Cource. Over the Easter weekend.

Very nice have seen other t gauge items more a novelty than a hobby 👍

Impressive train set! Great video 👍

Hey Jonathan, this is insanely small! I love that there's an HST available at this scale! I must have seen similar videos to you, which had also piqued my interest, but I struggle to see the details in N gauge, so not sure my eyes would survive an encounter with a T scale layout! A Dawlish based layout on a shelf sounds like a great idea though, and I'll definitely await your progress with interest! All the best, Ian.

very nice train set!

T Gauge is nuts! I've messed about with it since its introduction about 15 years ago but sadly never made anything too substantial with it

I like the idea of a Dawlish layout. I don't know if scenery is your forte or not ( I've only just come across your channel!), but it might be fun to extend the layout to include a tunnel or two more, eg: including Coryton Cove, (nice little beach, with the railway behind it popping out of the other end of Kennaway tunnel) There are some lovely interesting cliff formations around there including the Parson and Clark.

What a great video - thank you and subbed.

We proundly announce next year there will be an M gauge , M for 1 milimeter with the development of 1N gauge to start development in 14 months

Never see T gauge with British traction. I live in Dawlish, so I’ll be interested to see how this turns out . Best of luck Andy

Wow, that is tiny!! Looking forward seeing how you progress with the T scale... and putting up a shelf!!

@endoorrailway lovely video, thank you

I brought one of these a few years ago. Like you. I found that mine derailled and the couplers didn't seem to be that good. But it's really good fun

I’m in London and I saw a hst

I saw a t gauge model of the Forth Bridge once. It was huge. HST's and class 66's

God to rn as a line in the background on the layout to give perspective.

Charming.

Yes it's small but a whole new experience, Dawlish would be great.

Awesome!

There is a type of fixed coupler that allowing to join cars permanently

Sounds like it deserves a slightly different moniker - the ‘Devonshire (cream) T.’ Sorry - couldn’t resist! It’s a bit crazy just how small that thing is, though. As a OO modeler the mind boggles.

I am an N Scaler too. I have a small collection of Z Scale but these T Scale trains are outrageous. Haha!! Not sure if I'm ready for them because the detail really isn't there yet and like you, I've heard people having difficulty keeping them together and on the rails as well.

I actually have had a similar derailment experience with my N scale N700 Shinkansen (1/160 since Japan uses US standards for standard gauge equipment, their cape gauge equipment is 1/150), where longer trains are more prone to derailments. I think the issue is just trying to run those extra-long coaches on a tight loop of track like that.

I'm currently working on 'U' gauge but I keep sneezing - weeks of work lost. ;o(

The german manufacturer Lemiso got many new models

You could make a Wild West train layout run on the rim of a Stetson hat with this scale. 🤣

As tested, that lot cost £319.18 !

Weight would be an issue with them staying on the tracks.

Nice

What worries me I share my house with a corgi, dog hair could be a problem with tiny motors. I will stick to n

Thoughts on using a Tgauge within a g scale layout? A model railroad WITHIN a model railroad? If my math checks out, i think the Tgauge train would look close to a "g-scale" from the persepctice of the g scale people.

Use an ikea LACK Wall shelf, white, 110x26cm floating shelf comes with brackets too £13

Unbelievable 😮

Where did you find such an enormous pencil!

Well that's a great video you need patience of a saint to connect those couplers. How do they have room to put a motor in their I can't believe it just can't believe it you think it will burn out too soon? Coming from Japan pretty much expect quality..Why wouldn't they use magnets instead of couplers?. You work with z

I'm stunned at the size. Will there be any viable landscape acessories?

I had to go full screen to see it, lol

T scale is uber cool, as long as you have good eyesight, which I don't, and don't have a shag carpet to loose them in if you drop one.

Can they deliver to Canada?

Tt gauge is cool to

Which are the difference between T and Z gauge?

Hi were can I get a train set this size let me no

Do you do any z scale?

Imagine steam in T scale 💀

Wow - smaller than z?

So, not really suitable for a garden layout then?

How dollar is It？

No way. That thing is $350 usd on amazon just for the cars.

Boah is' das winzich :-)

This is cool, but pricey!

2:52 I love the thrill of the chase in this section of footage! A real only in layout -land moment, is that. I suppose that it's too much to hope that a red-striped restaurant car exists? Sorry, I'm just being a hyper-realism fascist for the sake of it. Great video, thanks.

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I'd happily bet there is no driver in the cabs. Most so called "modellers", don't bother, or paint train windows black, what a bunch of cheats. (retired BR train driver).

Well, won't take up too much room in the wheelie bin; when eventually it proves to be intolerrably annoying.

I don't understand the point of this. I sold off all my N-Scale stuff years ago, and if I ever get back into the hobby, I'm going to seriously consider going 2-rail O. Ultimately, the smaller you go, the less satisfying and detailed scenery can be. Maybe some people find that satisfying, but I think it could be argued that there is a point of diminishing returns where the hobby just becomes silly. I mean, the flanges on those freaking cars were the same as the radii on the wheels.

Reducing the size should also reduce the costs but..... STILL TOO HIGH

Would hate to think how much it costs