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<p>[quote user="Tinplate Toddler"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">rrebell</div> <div class="quote-content">On30 is the only reason there is alot of what there is in O.</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Interesting point of view!</p> <p>However, I don´t think that statement will earn you lots of friends "over there" - in the CTT forum.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Byron's comment about the rrebell statement notwithstanding.  CTT (from what I have seen) is largely focused on 3-rail O guage, hence the "classic toy trains".  Two rail scale doesnt really fit into the "Classic Toy Trains" genre.   </p> <p>When you talk about O, you could be talking about 5 different things</p> <p>1) O-27 Toy trains with less than scale dimensions (tin plate stuff too)</p> <p>2) O guage - Somewhat less toy and more of scale (car body is usually scale), still has oversize wheels and truck mounted couplers, etc.</p> <p>3) O scale - 1:48 scale dimensions, but runs on slightly wide gauge track</p> <p>4) Proto 48 -1:48 and runs on scale 4' 8.5" track.</p> <p>5) Various Narrow guages of O</p> <p> </p> <p>I fit into 2 above with the equipment I own.  I dont run said equipment.  Why?  A 7 car passenger train is over 14' long.  I have room for exactly two passenger stations, and suspending my disbelief to do laps isnt my thing.  It gets too boring, then you end up spending money buying new interseting things to run through the unchanging scenery.</p>
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