Show report: Ontraxs, Utrecht, 7th of March 2015

[tedp]

After a few days' delay, I published a video of Ontraxs, which apart from one subject (Vallescura) shows narrow gauge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PlPycwYOmE

Layouts shown:

00:10 - Thomas R

[MickT]

A really splendid array of top quality layouts. Looks as if it was a very good show indeed. Excuse my ignorance, but what is Fn3 scale please?

Mick

[Harry Mantheakis]

Thank you for the video Ted - I really enjoyed it!

[tedp]

Thanks, both. Mick - as far as I have been able to make out it is another name for IIm, or LGB scale 1:22.5. Probably the American equivalent.

Tonight I also uploaded a photo album of the show.

Layouts shown by Dutch Group members were Daheeme, by Michael Staats (H0e), Doarginder, by Gerbrand Haans (in 0e!), and the Yurze Ore Mine, by Lucien Eijdems (H0e, or H0n30).

From Britain there were three narrow gauge layouts - Paradise Mining Co (1:25) by Christopher Payne, Hook Basin in Gn15 by Richard Williams, and the Orange River & Pacific in Fn3 scale (1:22.5). There were several new layouts I never saw before, from this country and abroad. There seemed to be more narrow gauge than ever - I only looked at one standard gauge layout (Vallescura) which was from Italy, with a beautifully made town scene.

Here are a few photos from the album.

Orange River & Pacific:


Zwaagse Tramwegen:


Jean-Ville:


Daheeme:


Paradise Mining Co:


First snow on the high line:


Yurze ore mine:


Tussen klei en leuzze:


Pabrik gula Jairuba:


Hook Basin:


Mocăniţa (Viseu de Sus):


S.A.R.L. Justin Versaitou:


IJsselstein:


Doarginder:


View the entire album here: http://www.009dutch.nl/archive/2015/gallery72/index.htm

[garrywhiting]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is Fn3 scale please?

Mick

Its 15mm = 1ft scale , or 1: 20.32 scale, Fn3 uses 45mm gauge,  The F comes from "fifthteen",  the designation is American in origin.

Garry

[MickT]

Thanks Garry - ie what the large scale Irish NG modellers simply call "15mm scale" !

Another one into the "may get asked it in a quiz one day" box along with Hn18 and suchlike!

::)

Mick