Already got mine and it is absolutley superb.The quality of the pictues is absolutley amazing (something you would expect from Roy) Some pictures you may have seen before but not like this.
For anyone with an interest in the WDLR then this is the Bible. A must buy.
book received today. The Landscape format works very well, even though it makes it difficult to fit on bookshelf. the pictures of the workshop wagons are very tempting, but surprised there is no mention of G class tank wagon. I have been told there is a drawing in an out of print book about one of the narrow gauge railways which bought the wagons after the war. Very interesting photo of a monorail wagon. I also wish the drawings were to 1/35th scale not 1/43rd. The wide page size is big enough, and if Dr Christian Cenac can do it in his sadly out of print book, then it could have been done here. It is far easier to model WW1 in 1/35 than 1/43, especially with all the new figures being released this year.
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I am in sympathy with your frustration, sir. However, as they say in rural America; Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
I would suggest dragging the over sized and unwieldy book to a worthy public library and employ the use of their trusty Xerox machine, enlarging the photographs by 122.9 %, taking them home and living happily ever-after. As a fellow scratch-builder, it's what I have been doing periodically with the good Dr. Cenac's work to obtain responsible 1/32 scale drawings.
Be of good cheer my friend, and invest in Mr. Link's authoritative effort; you'll be glad you did.
Given that it is a book about railways and therefore far more likely to be aimed at railway than armour modellers, I think the production of drawings in O gauge (1:43) is understandable.
Actually there is a growing interest in modelling WDLR in 1/35th scale as well as other narrow gauge in both 1/35 and 1.32 scales, and it is virtually impossible to get WW1 military figures in 1/43 scale(I have been asked by O gauge modellers). More to do with historic reasons in the hobby I believe.
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Suitable figures in the larger scales are a problem. Though I think 1/35 figures are available. Converting Scale Link Brit pioneers in my only alternative to waiting for a applicable 1/32 scale release. Has anyone here attempted 3D printings figures? It has got to be on someone's horizon.
I have seen some figures produced by 3D printing listed on Shapeways website, but it is something beyond my skills. If there is software to design human type shapes then that might be the answer. Price might still be an issue, but WW1 figures in 1/43 would be popular. Apart from figures there is a big shortage of WW1 items in 1/43.
There used to be some kits for wagons but I don't think these are still produced. I had a lot of interest in my 1/43 versions of my own 3D printed models, mainly for 14mm gauge. 16.5mm gauge just does look right in this scale, hence my reasons for using 1/35 scale which is very close to scale for 60cm gauge using16,5mm gauge to model it. It also has advantage of r2r track and OO/HO locos chassis which can be adapted.
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I was asked by a friend modelling pre 1920 O gauge, standard not narrow, and given how many Edwardian civilian figures there were it was odd there were no military ones.
As there are some 1/48 scale road vehicles, I am surprised there are no figures to go with them. I am not sure how popular 1/48 is with military modellers yet, as 1/35 and 1/72 seem to be ruling the roost.
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