HO scale 13mm JM gauge- nice layout

[bikkuri bahn]

A nicely done layout (Joetsu[?] Line) using the Japan-only 1/80 13mm JM gauge.

 

 

 

 

*there are many more videos available for viewing

 

I wasn't aware of this scale, but it uses the widely available 1/80 standard but with 13mm gauge track.  The other mainline standards are the mass market 1/80 16.5mm and the more niche (expensive steamers) 1/87 12mm.  I read in one blog that a 13mm modeler, on a trip to Osaka's Joshin Super Kid's Land, encountered sales staff that didn't know this scale even existed (it is, in the main, an electronics retailer after all, not a dedicated hobby shop).

 

Here is the website for the above layout:

http://www7.atpages.jp/musashino/

 

series of features detailing the step by step building of this layout:

http://m-sakata-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/joetu/index.html

[Martijn Meerts]

So, what he did was use regular H0 rolling stock and just squeezed the wheels in a bit to fit on 13mm track? It looked to me like the trucks/bogies were just the standard H0 ones.

 

Sure does look fantastic with all the weathering and the wooden structures.

[Tecchan]

Isn't it what we call HOm ?

 

HO scale (1/80) but for metric railways.

[Martijn Meerts]

H0m is 12mm I believe. At least, it seems they mostly use TT track, and TT is 12mm.

[marknewton]

Yes, the gauge for HOm is 12mm, but the people I know who model in that scale and gauge use either Bemo, Tillig or Peco HOm track rather than TT track.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[KenS]

It looks like the service provider they used for the website has discontinued the service the site was using.  I get the following (Google translated) error for all of the links on the page:

 

To all available isweb

 

Currently, isweb been working with our service delivery end of the light.

 

Work Date: 01 November 2010 (Mon), 02:00 to 07:00 (planned)

 

"Isweb Light" is the service ended on 31 October 2010.

Thank you for your patronage for many years.

 

※ ※ ※ Please

"Isweb light" from "isweb basic" website if you have completed the migration process,

"The new old destination URL → URL" and automatically transitions (redirect).

However, only during the previous steps, this redirection does not occur.

 

Apologize to everyone for your deeply apologize for any inconvenience.

Your understanding, look forward for your cooperation, thank you.

[harukablue]

You should translate models IMON opinion of HO,,,,they really dont like 1/80 on HO track,,the translation is interesting,,it says  HO 1/80 is a lie lol,

 

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.imon.co.jp/&ei=7MfNTIrPNZSV4gaf183cDA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCQQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmodels%2Bimon%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D577

[bikkuri bahn]

It looks like the service provider they used for the website has discontinued the service the site was using.

 

That's a pity.  It was a nice sequence.  Hopefully he'll move the material to another site.