O to HO

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to change a O layout to a Ho layout?

Thanks
GB

[ndbprr]

I don't understand your question. COuld you elaborate please? Do you mean an O gague plan and convert it to HO or an actual layout?

[ARTHILL]

O is really 8 times larger than HO and proportions are troublesome. 2 times longer, 2 times wider, 2 times higher, 8 times more volume. Buildings, trees, everything is 8 times larger. This even makes plan conversion a little trickier.

[Texas Zepher]

When I razed my O-scale layout a few years ago I was tempted to just rip up the O-scale track and replace it with HO. I could have made a double track on the same cookie-cutter base.

This would not work with O-gauge though, because the curves are tighter than the generally accepted minimum of 18" for HO. (assuming Lionel three rail O or O27. O-72 on the other hand would work great.

[IRONROOSTER]

If you mean an actual layout, then it depends. You may be able to reuse the benchwork, but you'll probably need to replace the roadbed, buildings, etc. Scenery depends on what is there - a small O tree is a large HO tree. You're probably better off to plan an HO layout for the space you have and then see what you can reuse from the O layout.
Enjoy
Paul

[challenger3802]

As for scaling down the buildings O gauge is 8mm: 1 foot, whereas HO is 3.5mm: 1 foot

O gauge figure make great statues in HO gauge, put them on a plinth and save money!

Ian

[Leon Silverman]

If you look at the book "101 Model Railroad Plans" , all of the presented layouts are laid put on grids. In the back of the book, there is an index that tells you what each grid should measure, depending on the scale, along with the minimum radius used. The dimensions given for HO scale are always 1/2 that of O-gauge.
As Texas-Zepher said, if you want to convert an 027 (O-guage) layout to H), it will not work unless you want to operate only trolleys or inteburbans on the 13.5" radius.
However, O-SCALE layouts typically use a minimum radius of 48, 56 or higher inches.
This will scale down to HO, nicely, since you wil then have a 24, 28 or higher radius.