The Idea of using the "HO" space has much to recommend it. If you don't have enough space Making the "N" 3/4 the size of the "HO" may be a good compromise.
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N Scale = 55% of HO Scale
Step 1: N Scale = 1:160
Step 2: HO Scale = 1:87
Step 3: 87/160 = .54375
That being said, the width of a walk-in aisle is the same size for all scales because our hips are 100% Scale!
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I've seen a lot of 4x8 plans that made me think that they would look really good if stretched out to room size. This would be a good oportunity to do so. Like the man said" be careful not to shrink your aisle size", and reduce siding spacing and yard tracks accordingly. BILL
That was my thought too. For example a 4x8 HO layout using tight 18" radius curves is going to limited as to what equipment it can run - but 18" curves are considered "broad" in N scale and you could run bigger equipment, like 80' passenger cars and huge steam engines or diesels...and of course, each train could be almost twice as long!
stebbycentralOf course the other option, if you have the space, is to build it in N using the exact same dimensions. Making allowances for passing tracks, sidings, roads, and overpasses of course. That approach might well turn a "nice" HO scale layout into a stunning N scale layout.
Of course the other option, if you have the space, is to build it in N using the exact same dimensions. Making allowances for passing tracks, sidings, roads, and overpasses of course. That approach might well turn a "nice" HO scale layout into a stunning N scale layout.
Great idea, that would be cool
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I did that exact approach with a salvaged Oregon Pass lines, I aquired. It was difficult to cut down the benchwork's height at each point to achieve a lower grade but the 22" radius was far better in N Scale than it was in HO.
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OK, great...thanks for the advice
What he said but...watch those aisle widths shrink down from a comfortable 36" to a deathgrip 18" opening.
Short answer: Yes!
Longer answer: Not *exactly* half. HO is 1:87.1 and N is 1:160..... so 87.1/160 is not *exactly* 1/2, but close :)
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Sorry for the stupid question but I have found a nice coal layout but it is in "HO" scale, can I literally shrink the size by half and use it for "N"?