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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Model Railroad Scales
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:21 PM
[:)]What is Your Scale?
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:50 PM
I use HO scale.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:03 PM
I collect HO/OO scale stock in readiness for a large layout currently at the planning stage.
Why? - well O gauge takes up too much room for the average home and is VERY expensive to buy, and although N gauge scale looks great, it is a bit too small for elderly eyesight and also the tiny motors are still too jerky in operation for realistic operation (although some of the superb Japanese made products are getting close!). HO/OO is just right and has by far the greatest range of available products in R-T-R and kit form.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:49 PM
HO for me. N is great for long trains/tall mountains in a small room, O offers excellent detail because of its large size - but HO offers the
best of both worlds
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aussiesteve
Member since
November 2002
From: Mt Gambier, Australia
57 posts
Posted by
aussiesteve
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:40 PM
I'm using HO mostly because Australian outline loco's and rolling stock are readily available. (This is starting to change in both O & N scales slowly though) [:)]
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willy6
Member since
January 2003
From: Ridgeville,South Carolina
1,294 posts
Posted by
willy6
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:48 PM
HO scale and building a N scale shelf layout above my Ho layout because I have a bunch of N scale stuff after my son changed his interests.
Being old is when you didn't loose it, it's that you just can't remember where you put it.
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FThunder11
Member since
June 2003
From: Colorado Springs
728 posts
Posted by
FThunder11
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:28 PM
Mines an HO scale mostly Amtrak
Kevin Farlow Colorado Springs
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:05 PM
I model N scale.... I have limited space... this way I can have a fairly nice layout with minimal space usage.
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TurboOne
Member since
December 2004
From: The great state of Texas
1,084 posts
Posted by
TurboOne
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:17 PM
HO and G. You needed to add a multi selection.[:D][:D]
Also [#welcome] to the forum.
Tim
WWJD
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rexhea
Member since
July 2004
From: Southeast U.S.A.
851 posts
Posted by
rexhea
on Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:32 AM
HO
Any smaller and I couldn't find it. Any larger and I couldn't afford it.
Rex "Blue Creek & Warrior Railways" http://www.railimages.com/gallery/rexheacock
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