Trackwork

NN3 gauge gives the impression of 3 foot gauge in British 1:148 scale modelling.

Most people seem to be using code 40 Z gauge track for their layouts or scratch building it, I'm too lazy to do that and don't want to spend too much money buying new track so I'm currently using wirecutters to chop ancient Trix 4906/Roco 2423 track in half then reverse the sleepers before gluing them on to cardboard and using Javis Countryside Scenics ballast chippings (JXGST) to hold it all in place. Humbrol matt enamel 113 is used to paint the side of the track and railclips to give an impression of rusting metalwork. The standard gauge trackwork is meant to have been reused and its bulk (even by N gauge standards) helps to give the impression of it being narrow gauge.

There is a slight gap in the middle of the track but its hardly noticeable.

When the track gets laid to the baseboard I'll fill in between the bases and as it's going to be a seaside layout I'm going to add a sand layer above the yet to be added grime layer. I'm using the sandblow at Barmouth as a prototype for this.

UPDATE: this cheap method was quickly abandoned when I realised making points would be too difficult. I quickly went on to using standard Marklin track. The cut up track will be reused for a diorama.