Login
or
Register
Subscriber & Member Login
Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!
Login
Register
Home
»
Model Railroader
»
Forums
»
Layouts and layout building
»
Different scales
Different scales
482 views
2 replies
Order Ascending
Order Descending
Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Different scales
Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:43 PM
I'm kinda confuse about the difference between HO HOon3 and on3. Could anyone explain the difference in laymans terms. Thank You Steve
Reply
Edit
egmurphy
Member since
January 2003
From: Mexico
2,629 posts
Posted by
egmurphy
on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:25 PM
In these designations, the first letters indicate the scale that you are working in, in relation to lifesize. HO is 1:87, O is 1:48, N is 1:160, for example. Look here for more info:
http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/709htshz.asp
Railroads in North America usually run on rails that are 4'-8-1/2" apart (standard gauge). Gauge is the distance between the rails. Some railroads were built with narrower distance between the rails, Narrow Gauge. Typically these rails were 36" or 30" apart. In this case, if you were working in HO scale, but modeling a narrow gauge railroad with rails 3' (36") apart, your designation for gauge/scale would be HOn3 (HO scale, n = narrow gauge, 3 = 3' (36") gauge).
If you're relatively new to the hobby, you might look here for some useful basic info.
http://www.trains.com/story/story_list.asp?idMenuCategory=3&idMenuSubCategory=31&idMenuMinorCategory=3107
Hope this helps.
Regards
Ed
The Rail Images Page of Ed Murphy
"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home." - James Michener
Reply
Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:57 PM
Thank you Ed. It helped me out alot. I appreciate it
Reply
Edit
Subscriber & Member Login
Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!
Login
Register
Users Online
York1
starcraftguy1
see all »
Search the Community
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Model Railroader Newsletter
See all
Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter
and get model railroad news in your inbox!
Sign up