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Model Railroad Scales

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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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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:50 PM
I use HO scale.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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