I've been looking at plans and keep wondering, does N scale give you more space to model - or do the layouts get more dense with track and scenery because there is not enough distance between areas?
If you dedicate the same amount of space to an N scale layout as you would to a HO scale layout and resist the temptaion to fill every square inch with track, N scale will give you a much more realistic feel!
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I’d say that N scale is no different from HO scale in that respect, depending on the plan you use you can have nice big scenes with less track or a spaghetti bowl, that’s all up to you.
Now the difference with N scale is you can fit more in the same space, that is structures and track and such. However that does not nessearily mean you get get dense track, in fact I think the opposite may be a bit more common. I like N scale because I can have relatively wide 15” radius curves in less space than an HO loop of tight 18” stuff!
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My philosophy is along the lines of taking an interesting, uncluttered HO layout trackplan and using it to build an N scale layout. Same alignments, same curves, same footprint; but maybe decreasing track spacing in yards and multi-mainline stretches to 1-1/4".
Elbow room and the appearance of open expanses and longer runs. Aaahh. Breathing room. Like that.
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Outsailing86I've been looking at plans and keep wondering, does N scale give you more space to model - or do the layouts get more dense with track and scenery because there is not enough distance between areas?
The answer is “yes”
Some folks use the compactness of N scale to model denser track arrangements. Others use N scale to model large spaces between elements.
In other words, different N Scale builders choose different themes and concepts; just like all the other scales.
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