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RE: How did you get into garden railroading?

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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by bman36 Hey all, Funny how many of us modelled in another scale prior to Large Scale. Easy to see how we make the switch when you get a good look at all the awesome stuff our scale has to offer. Much easier to work with for me too. Later eh...Brian. [/quote] Sounds like a good poll! I just read an old book on Benjamin Franklin where it discussed one of core his beliefs. He believed that Man was made superior to all beings save one, God. He also looked and observed that there were stages of inferiority among the animals God created that man was to have dominion over. He, thus, reasoned (being a man of the Age of Reason) that there were stages of superiority and inferiority among humans. I would like to extend that argument to Railroading. I submit that the ultimate zenith of Railroading is the actual 1:1 life size standard gauge trains that ride the rails between our cities and towns. Beneath this is narrow gauge in all its forms. Then we have those rather large “live steam” layouts that require acres to operate. G Scale and related scales are next and are the highest level the common man can afford. O and S are larger gauges for people with room in which to build. HO and N scales are the most common and are for people with limited space. I have to admit that I prefer N scale because one can make multiple cities and countryside layouts with a degree of realism. Realism, however, seems to be scarified the smaller one goes. Z scale is for European homes and American tenement buildings where space is at its absolute zero. It seems that, in the end, it’s not the size that matters; its how much fun you have with it. (?!? oops, that didn’t come out right, but I’ll keep it because it is a little witty)
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