Gn15
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Gn15 is a model railroad scale
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Generally Gn15 Models are G scale
trains running on HO
/OO track, thus representing minimum gauge
and miniature railways. Typical models built between 1:20.3 and 1:24, but scales from 1:22.5 to 1:29 have been used. Despite the often contentious scale name debates prevalent in the large scale community, the Gn15 community has universally accepted the term Gn15 as the name for this scale over other possible names.
magazine, Gn15 did not gain any measure of popularity until the Sidelines range of models. Following the advent of these kits, a few other lines of kits became available.
Initial community development took place on Yahoo email groups
, but these have been superseded by the forums at Gn15.info as the primary form of communication between the far flung practitioners of this scale.
O9 or On15 is the use of N gauge track in 7mm scale to represent a 'minimum gauge' line. In comparison GNine is the use of 9mm track to represent 'miniature' lines. GNine is a 'flexible' term for scale, referring to modelling using garden railway scales and N gauge
track. GNine models can be built to scales between 7/8" and 1:35 representing anything between gauge and miniature railways.
Scale (ratio)
The scale ratio of some sort of model which represents an original proportionally is the ratio of a linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original. Examples include a 3-dimensional scale model of a building or the scale drawings of the elevations or plans of a building. In such...
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Generally Gn15 Models are G scale
G scale
G scale is a scale for model railways, and because of its size and durability, G scale is often used outdoors. Such installations are known as garden railways.-LGB:...
trains running on HO
HO scale
HO or H0 is the most popular scale of model railway in the world.According to the NMRA standard S-1.2 predominantly used in North America, in HO scale, represents 1 real foot ; this ratio works out to about 1:87.1. According to the MOROP standard NEM 010 predominantly used in Europe, the scale is...
/OO track, thus representing minimum gauge
Minimum gauge railway
Minimum gauge railways have a gauge of less than or , most commonly , , or . The notion of minimum gauge railways was originally developed by estate railways and by the French company of Decauville for industrial railways....
and miniature railways. Typical models built between 1:20.3 and 1:24, but scales from 1:22.5 to 1:29 have been used. Despite the often contentious scale name debates prevalent in the large scale community, the Gn15 community has universally accepted the term Gn15 as the name for this scale over other possible names.
History
Gn15 modeling is a relatively new phenomenon in the model railroading world. While the idea of this scale has existed for some time, as evidenced by the early efforts of Marc Horovitz, editor of Garden RailwaysGarden Railways
Since 1984, magazine has been the world's largest circulation magazine about the hobby of running large-scale trains outdoors, also called garden railroading. Each issue features hobby news, product reviews, how-to articles, featured railroads, and much more....
magazine, Gn15 did not gain any measure of popularity until the Sidelines range of models. Following the advent of these kits, a few other lines of kits became available.
Initial community development took place on Yahoo email groups
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
, but these have been superseded by the forums at Gn15.info as the primary form of communication between the far flung practitioners of this scale.
09, GNine and related scales
Alongside Gn15 other modeling scales have developed to cover both the modelling of minimum gauge lines in scales smaller than G, and 'miniature' lines (less than ) in G scale.O9 or On15 is the use of N gauge track in 7mm scale to represent a 'minimum gauge' line. In comparison GNine is the use of 9mm track to represent 'miniature' lines. GNine is a 'flexible' term for scale, referring to modelling using garden railway scales and N gauge
N scale
N scale is a popular model railway scale/track gauge. Depending upon the manufacturer , the scale ranges from 1:148 to 1:160. In all cases, the gauge is . The term N gauge refers to the track dimensions, but in the UK in particular N gauge refers to a 1:148 scale with track gauge modelling...
track. GNine models can be built to scales between 7/8" and 1:35 representing anything between gauge and miniature railways.
Forums
- Gn15.info - The center of the Gn15 internet community
- The Gnatterbox - Gn15.info's very active forum
Gn15 Suppliers
- Pepper7 - Home to the Sidelines range or locos, cars, and details
- Schomberg Scale Models - Has a line of Gn15 items based on 'Winky', a peat hauling line in Canada
- Tom Yorke Studios - producing a number of Gn15 models
- Scott Buschlen (Ontario) now has Superb Listers available via Gn15.info.
Trackplans
- Micro Layouts for Model Railroads - Dedicated to layout planning in less 4 square foot (0.37161216 m²), many of the plans here are in Gn15