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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by METRO Most of the pikes I have seen in MR and in person have been United States, Canadian or Mexican lines. However, a recient trip to the LHS got me looking at Kato's N-scale lineup and how many Japanese models they offer, not just in rolling stock but in structures, figures and vehicles as well. This got me thinking and I looked around a bit: There have been, as long as I can remember, tons of German and British-line imports but with recient releases from Bachman and Kato, Asian raliroads are starting to be avalible too. I am thinking about using Kato N-scale equipment to build a small shelf layout set in Japan, and I was wondering if anyone else has thought about setting their layouts outside of the Americas? [/quote] Yes!!! In some aspects this hobby, I believe the UK railroads could be modeled to a more accurate perspective because of the size of their branch line railroads. I have toured many of the active steam Museum railroads in England and most have about fifteen miles or so of track and about six stations. They also run forward one direction and pull the train back in reverse. Same on turntable space and most of their yards are run around type. This type of operation could be copied end to end, in a smaller but very effective type of perspective. When I visited York Museum, we were gathered around the turntable inside the building and the tour guide mentioned the Union Pacific Big Boy would be too large to fit on the table. I asked him the size of the table and it was barely long enough for one of our tenders. He wanted to know what size the Union Pacific used, and my answer was 125' and even some of the Union Pacific terminals used the largest 135' tables at a few of their roundhouses, really stunned them. Enjoy whatever you model!!!
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