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Posted: Sat Mar 26th, 2022 11:00 am |
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James Macintyre
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I am living in a independent living senior facility.
We have a new owner who has decided
to allocate a room in the basement for a model railroad.
It's about 30' x 40' large but not enormous,
so I am figuring that On30 is the ticket.
Large enough for old eyes,
and small enough radii to get more than a loop going.
Built on expandable modules about 2' x 4' to start.
I will chronicle the development of the project here.
Me, I've been a rubber gauger for years.
I have interests in military and fantasy modeling as well.
This affects my style and scope of my modeling.
So far I have an artist and a padawan learner on board.
If you are interested in a place
to spend your leisure years in beautiful northern Illinois,
and want to do some trains speak up.
I could use some help.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26th, 2022 12:50 pm |
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... paradise ...
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Posted: Wed Apr 13th, 2022 01:27 am |
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Posted: Wed Apr 13th, 2022 01:35 am |
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James Macintyre
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Ok to move the Thread.
Just send me a Link when it finds a home,
so I can find it !
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Posted: Wed Apr 13th, 2022 08:21 pm |
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Hi James.
You have moved to another part of the Galaxy !
Your teleported digits, blasted-off over to 'On30'
"Jim, you're on a 5-year mission ...
... to boldly go where no basement has gone before !"
Starfleet ... Over & Out ...
____________________ " We Got Places All Over The Place "
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Posted: Wed Apr 13th, 2022 09:40 pm |
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James Macintyre
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Are there any 1:48, 30mm Star Trek figures available ?
I'd love to have an away team tracking a sasquatch.
I can get the sasquatch but the Starfleet figures are way too big.
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Posted: Wed Apr 13th, 2022 11:04 pm |
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Welcome James.
I am a rubber gauger my self.
I currently have an HO scale railroad
in a space that once held an On30 layout.
Not having enough to do,
I am also building a 3/4" scale live steam Shay.
Lots of good folks on the Forum.
Reg
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Posted: Tue Apr 19th, 2022 10:42 pm |
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Hi James,
Finding 'Star Trek' figures in close to 1:48 scale might be a problem,
given the way some Hollywood franchises protect their intellectual property.
Have you looked at other military figures used in the wargaming space ?
Shapeways has some figures in the 'Gears of War' and 'Mortal Kombat' genres.
They might not be Star Trek exactly,
but they would give a suitably 'sci-fi military' look.
Good Luck.
____________________ Regards,
John Garaty
Unanderra in oz
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Posted: Thu Apr 21st, 2022 06:08 pm |
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Lee B
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James Macintyre wrote:
Are there any 1:48, 30mm Star Trek figures available ?
Not long ago, I saw figures for one of those collectible figure games
that looked close to O-scale, but for Classic Star Trek.
Peco also makes a British Police Box,
which is a 'TARDIS' from Doctor Who, but without trademark issues.
I have one I built, and wired the upper beacon for a flashing yellow light
(which plugs into the Woodland Scenics plug and play lighting system).
But I don't do whimsical things on my layout.
____________________ -Lee
Commanding Officer, 796th Railway Operating Battalion (in On30 gauge)
https://willysmb44.webs.com/modeltrains.htm
Photos of my layout: https://www.flickr.com/photos/53587910@N05/albums/72157668176638961
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