Time frame ?

[domino]

Hey all

 

Every Model rail roader here in Denmark (Europe aswell) is running trains from a special epoch/era like 1950 to 1975 ect and is only running trains that was running in that time frame,so i was wondering if any of you guy`s is doing this also ??

I my self have no special epoch/era, i run all trains it just have to be Japanese.

 

Regards

Brian

domino

[bc6]

Personally I just run trains that I like usually Shinkasens no steam at all. I run American freight trans, no American passenger service although Id like to run an Amtrak besides my Shinkasens. One day Id like to purchase an American steam train and run freight with that. I have a curiosity about Japanese freight but that's about it. All of my trains are 20th century gear from the 90's at least.

[Martijn Meerts]

When I was still planning my H0 scale layout, I was going to run early (Era I) Royal Bavarian Railways trains. However, I've since pretty much given up on H0 because I don't have the space, and it got too expensive (400-450 euro for 1 locomotive ... )

 

As for the Japanese N-scale, I run whatever I think looks good. I have a lot of steam locomotives, quite a few shinkansen and everything in between. I'm planning on having a fairly prototypical Tokyo Station, but my version will see all sorts of trains coming in and out ;)

[Claude_Dreyfus]

When I was modelling exclusively N gauge UK outline I centred on 1980 - 1985 period, with a small representation from 2005 onwards. My 00/H0 interests centre on UK 1955 - 1960 and 2000-2001. My Japanese H0 is a small selection of DMUs covering the 1990s...

 

Most of my UK N gauge stock has gone, to be replaced by Japanese stock covering 2000 onwards, with a couple of deviations... Not only have I tried to keep to this period, the vast majority of the electric stock covers two routes - Tokaido and Chuo (with representatives from neighbouring lines); the diesels are a little more eclectic.

 

That, of course, does not preclude the odd foray into other eras/regions....

 

I, for one, quite like the discipline which surrounds trying to stick to a particular era or region. It make the hunting for stock more interesting (although in some cases more frustrating) and certainly assists with the bank balance!

[Bernard]

Brian - This is a subject where you can get into the serious modelers. If you chose an era to model than everything will be prototypical. These layouts are the ones that are usually featured in magazines because there is so much detail in them, even to the point of the cloths the people in the scene are wearing. This type of modeling takes a lot of research and can be very expensive because you will be searching out item that pertain to a specific era.

 

For me, I model what I like. I also don't think I would have the time and patience to do a layout based on an specific era.

[Guest ___]

When I was doing HO, it was current time as I had CSX stuff. For m J-trains, no time period though I am helping a friend out with his new N-scale layout, he's doing Western Maryland between 1940-1960 time frame.

[Hobby Dreamer]

For N scale, I plan a contemporary layout that will be based on trams, but I may expand it to include a small port/yard and maybe even a Sonic 885. A big plus for N scale is that much of the scenery, vehicles, structures and figures are contemporary and will remain current for many years.

 

But that is also the tough part because it seems difficult to find an array of products from other eras.

 

I had been thinking about a tram layout for many years and was heading towards HO given that product was (soon to be) available. It was either to be based on European trams or those here in N.A. such as PCCs (roughly 1930-1980) and Peter Witts (roughly 1920-1950). When it was announced that a Peter Witt was to be made in Toronto livery I thought that this would be fine particularly since vehicles, structures and figures could easily be found.

 

I may still do a shelf layout in HO since I spent considerable time researching the era, the trams and Toronto in the 1920s.

 

Its interesting that I started to collect HO vehicles about 20 years ago and now many of the first vehicles not only look out of place (for example, early VW Golfs), but the quality of product has dramatically increased.

 

Although its always interesting to see a steam-era layout, there does not seem to be a lot of products (figures, vehicles etc) in N scale.

[bc6]

Id love to run a Conrail SD80MAC just for the looks I'd get on a Japanese layout. 

[Bernard]

 

Although its always interesting to see a steam-era layout, there does not seem to be a lot of products (figures, vehicles etc) in N scale.

 

How true, there is a lot more in HO than in N scale but it has gotten better.

What I find interesting is that the Japanese manufactures offer more in N than in HO scale (I figure because of space issues)

[CaptOblivious]

I model the era 2002–2007 (very specific!) because that corresponds to the timeframe, plus or minus a few years, of my first trip to Tokyo. :D

[domino]

Hey again.

 

I must admit that i was not completely honest when I wrote that I only run Japanese trains, if I ever get my hands on a Big Boy or a GG-1 I would definitely run that on my Japanese layout , they look fantastic, but as it is now I only have Japanese trains to run.

 

Brian

Domino

[bill937ca]

I'm current era Japanese with one retired train on the layout. a Meitetsu Panorama 7000.  The non-Japanese models are retired to their boxes because they don't match up to Japanese quality.

 

But although I do model contemporary Japanese, my real love is growling streetcars and EMUs and they would be the focus of any trips to Japan.  They remain a part of contemporary life in Japan although long gone here.