WELCOME TO T GAUGE HEADQUARTERS
At 1:450, T Gauge is the smallest commercial model train scale in the world. Never heard of it? Hot to get some of it? You've come to the right place, with over 50 pages of pure T Gauge goodness for your modeling pleasure.
My name is David K. Smith, a veteran small-scale modeler and an early adopter of T Gauge. I've created this website in order to provide as much complete and accurate information as possible for people interested in this new scale. I hope you'll find the site useful. Be sure to stop back again, as there are frequent updates.
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T NEWS
13 June 2010: Eishindo has posted two new videos: one a distance running test, and the other a pulling/pushing test.
21 May 2010: In addition to the completion of the Tools and Replacement Parts page, I've begun a program of image upgrades courtesy of the generous permission of Alan Ramsey. In particular, there are nice new photos of the production version of the switch.
20 May 2010: Would you like to design your next T Gauge layout using layout planning software? Now you can: AnyRail features the full Eishindo track library—including all of the newly-added track pieces, and in all three colors! AnyRail can be downloaded free. There's no "trial" version—the free version has 100% functionality; it simply limits you to 50 track pieces on a layout.
18 May 2010: If German is your native language, you'll enjoy a new forum that has just opened: T Gauge Forum Germany.
13 May 2010: Eishindo has released a boatload of new products! The most exciting one is, of course, the switch. Alas, only the left is available at the moment; the right is still a month or so away.
Most of the new items added to the product list are track-related—of particular note, all track will be available in three colors: grey ties, brown ties (a blessing for those who don't want to paint their track), and transparent roadbed. Yes, that's right, transparent! The thinking here, I suppose, is that transparent track can be used for fantasy layouts or eye-catching store displays. Here's a sample:
A fourth, wider radius curve (157.5mm) will be added, as well as a new longer straight section (120mm). Road crossing tracks are being offered sans gates and street parts, so you can build road crossings across any number of tracks without having to purchase multiple crossing kits. Power feeder tracks are now available, too.
In other news, there's a station on the way, as well as streetlights that appear as though they can be illuminated (they do not appear to be sold that way, but on the product sheet image it looks as if the streetlight has a fiber optic rod that descends below the layout surface—we'll have to wait until I get some to confirm this, since the product description does not indicate anything helpful.) And finally, vehicle sets are now shipping.
For a look at all the new stuff, scroll through what's available, and check the new announcements as well. Also, there's now a whole new page devoted just to replacement parts coming with a future website update. It's a great day for T!
For more T NEWS, see the Archive.
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