Hi Gang, I was wondering if G Scale Trains would work on 1/35th scale tracks?, I want to build a supply train with a couple of passenger Carriages but they are almost non existent or prohibitively expensive.
I can find some carriages but I don't want to splash the dosh if they aren't going to fit.

Hello Andy
Now your talking big money .,
for instance if you want to buy the aristocraft modern class 66 diesel loco seen All over the UK rail network yoir starting price second hand if in excess of £500
G scale covers many scales .. from 1/20.3, 1/32 and the most common 1/29th ..

I would say for flatcars for ,putting armour on to them look at the PIKO range on the big well know auction site ..
As for passenger cars .. there's nothing in modern UK outline at all ...

It depends ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_scale

If the models you choose represent narrow gauge trains the scale would be 1:22,5 which is too far off for 1/35.
If the models represent normal gauge trains then the scale is 1:32 which is close to acceptable

/ Robin

I think "1 gauge" most typically represents 1/32 scale. And they aren't cheap (with some example passenger cars on ebay):

https://www.ebay.com/b/1-Gauge-Model-Railroad-Passenger-Cars/81018/bn_1648240

Hi Danny,

Down on the Isle of Wight is Smallbrook Studio, the work of a friendly man named Michael Rayner. Some of his models are whimsical although his 1/35 models are fine examples of narrow gauge or industrial railroading. The most expensive item I found are his locomotives at £50.00. He does not list any 1/35 passenger coaches but he has some flat cars that could be modified. Maybe not as big as what you want but suitable per what you are modeling.

Smallbrook Studio 1:32-1:35

Otherwise, G is too big for 1/35, as mentioned. "G scale" is, depending on what side of the community you side with, not a scale. It is a "gauge." Gauge is the width between rails. "G" came out to allow varying scaled models to run on a common track. "G" encompasses scales between 1/20.5 and 1/32. 1/32 does have an established scale name, known as "1 gauge," "No. 1," and other terms. There is now a "G scale" - 1/24 IIRC - I do not yet dabble in it so I don't recall which is which without research.

Sowieso, the only "G" close to military scale is 1/32, also known as 1 gauge. Very sorry.

Thanks for all the replies guys, guess I`ll have to make it a cargo only train. it is a shame though because it really narrows down what we as modellers can do. I would personally love to do "America", the Furhrer`s personal train, as it played such a key role in the opening stages of WW2, but I guess that will never happen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrersonderzug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ7ihw64Lnk
The speaker voice says that it was 430 meters long, 30 yards more than a quarter mile.
If it was done in 1/35th it would be approximately 12.3 meters or 40 feet long.
In H0 gauge (1/87th) it would be 4.9 meters or 16.2 feet
I wish I had that much space .....
/ Robin

Great topic - enjoying it very much and thanks for the link to Smallbrook Studios! A fantastic site!

If you would like to replicate "Amerika", it CAN be done in HO scale, (1/87), but be prepared to spend some cash... I did it about 12 years ago- Wound up selling the whole shebang. I didn't make much money with that "creation", but I wanted to pare down my collection in order to concentrate on my HO scale New York Central Steam Era and my New York, Ontario & Western Railway Steam Era collections...