Welcome to the home of the
Isle of Man Railways 15mm Scale Modelling Group
Although our roots date back to the 1990’s, the IOM15milgroup was established on-line in 2011 to provide a virtual ‘club house’ for enthusiasts interested in modelling the 3ft (and 2ft) gauge railways of the Isle of Man. Our current membership numbers close to 100 with a geographic spread across all the continents.  DJB Model Engineering live steam "Fenella" (Photograph courtesy of Geoff Munday, Lightline) Why choose 15mm to 1ft scale? Well it allows modelling the 3ft gauge Isle of Man railways at a precise scale using readily available 45mm gauge track. It's also expressed as 1:20.3 scale, or Fn3 scale by American model railroaders. Garden railways dominate this scale, with a choice of Live Steam, battery electric or DC track power being used. Whether a garden railway, indoor layout or static mantelpiece exhibit, we feel there is no better time to be modelling 3ft (and 2ft) gauge Isle of Man railways in 15mm (and 7/8 inch) scale than right now. A number of members operate garden railways or indoor layouts. The IOM15milgroup attends some of the many large-scale model railway exhibitions in the UK, including the National Garden Railway Show, but is here on-line to share information, ideas and inspiration. |  Modelling the Isle of Man Railway, the Manx Northern Railway and the Groudle Glen Railway is well supported by a wide range of products from the likes of: and other suppliers, including IOM15milgroup individual members.  We're an e-group affiliated to the 16mm Association of Narrow Gauge Modellers. Click on the thumbnail image to visit their website. | STATION NOTICEBOARD
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