tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521067228445533737.post1461426830457370893..comments2023-09-13T10:13:02.459+10:00Comments on Armchair Modeller Down Under: NZ Model Railway ConventionBrad H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02544959875002888806noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521067228445533737.post-19385682174232349212010-07-13T13:41:44.849+10:002010-07-13T13:41:44.849+10:00In Queensland and Western Australia 3’6” was the d...In Queensland and Western Australia 3’6” was the dominant gauge with only a small section of Standard Gauge track intruding into those states.<br /><br />In Western Australia the SG track was far from Perth and thus the great majority of modelers have based their layouts on the local scene where there was no SG track, Thus the adoption of S scale for local models. <br /><br />In Queensland S scale was adopted by local modelers in the late 1950s.<br />S scale modeling still has a following in Queensland<br /><br />But the SG track in Queensland ran into Brisbane with rollingstock from the other state systems and thus modeling in HO scale became popular with the increasing availability of rollingstock from NSW and other state systems.<br /> <br />The South Australian modelers would have adopted HO scale as in that state 3’6” gauge was far from the capital and out of sight to the majority. As the majority modeled the BG the logical choice was to use the same scale for 3’6” models.<br /><br />The Tasmanians mainly adopted OO scale operating on HO track.<br />This was seen as a compromise as existing OO/HO rollingstock could be adapted to something like the local <br /><br />This scale/gauge combination was also promoted in Queensland.<br /><br />Way back I built some QR rollingstock to OO scale to run on my Hornby Dublo layout.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com