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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by toenailridgesl You are using "G Scale" as if that encompassed all LargeScale combinations. It doesn't. G Scale is 1:22.5. Specifically. Only. I can also see a problem running into a 'my country right or wrong' mentality. Flame suit donned [/quote] Thank you for your comments. I am somewhat new to the “G scale.” You see, I assumed that the “G” in G Scale was for “garden,” and that the “Large Scale” was a place of compatibility. I apologize for my improper use of semantics. Still, this distinction you identify is not common knowledge to all and serves as a determent to large scale. The existence of various scales amid the “Garden/Large Scale” gauges results in the clear lack of variety of available and interchangeable parts, accessories and the like. When operating in N Scale, most items (aside from “Micro” brand couplers) were interchangeable. I could run Bachmann, Model Power, Lifelike and other rolling stock together without fear of a “scale” conflict. This allowed a great variety of rolling stock. If I wanted an N scale “Union Pacific” covered hopper and Bachmann did not produce one, I could shop from other companies. If I needed a “maintenance of way” car set and Lifelike did not produce it, I could seek out Bachmann. Structures were also standard. Because of the variety of scale in the Large Scale, the variety is not as diverse. One has to remain limited to one company and swallow the discrepancies caused by differing scales. Now, before you tell me to return to N Scale or worse; I am speaking of the American Market. Europe, Asia, Australia et al are subject to their own manufacturers and an “American” standard would not be a world standard. (there need not be a “UN Scale”) I am an American (Texan by Birth), but I don’t expect the world to conform to American standards. I would just like to see some continuity in the product.
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