Gauge 0 standards

I am designing and starting to build in gauge 0, I have found online a series of references to wheel and track standards, but nothing regarding the buffers, linkages (between rolling stock) etc.

Are there standard height, spacing etc? Do some toy manufacturers vary to stop people mixing and matching? Does one standardise everything they build to be compatible with their local track? Or is prototypical to scale the starting point?

I suggest that you have a look at the 0 gauge guild website, a huge amount of information freely available and even more if you become a member.

Please don't ask me to post a link, that I'm afraid is a step too far for my computer ability, or lack of it!

Phil

Immediate thought is which Gauge 0? For British dimensions (1:43.5 on 32 or 33mm gauge) the Gauge 0 Guild might be the best starting place **LINK**, for German 0 (1:45 on 32mm gauge), you could do worse than refer to the NEM standards.

NEM365 gives coupling dimensions **LINK** and NEM303 the buffer locations **LINK**

You will find the whole lot here on the MOROP site **LINK**. German and French only so far unless somebody fancies taking on the English translations.

Brian

If your looking at British standards there are basically three, Coarse scale which would include the old Hobby tin plate. Finescale which is the popular standards today and Scale 7. If your are going back to Brunel's broad gauge then Scale 7 is the most popular. As previously said the Gauge O Guild is the place to go. The Scale 7 society also have their own website. There are plenty of Gog and Scale7 area groups around details should be on the respective sites

Thanks for the replies- I was aiming for the 1:43.5ish standard gauge, so probably worth joining the Gauge 0 Guild.

The NEM links look great, hopefully once I join the G0G they have a similar level of data sheets! Or I may end up with a German NEM coupling with G0G buffer spacing on a random not quite to scale loco...

At 4mm scale and typical British loading gauge:

Distance between buffer head centre lines is 22.5 mm

Height of Centre line above rail head is 14 mm