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underworld
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Posted by underworld on Sunday, March 26, 2006 8:30 PM
A few years ago I became hooked on gauge 1 tinplate....quite an obsession! Between gauge 1 bouts.....I'm still hooked on HO. [:)]

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Posted by beegle55 on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:43 AM
Oh yea I also wanted to comment that I think it would be interesting to have a garden scale RR. Good luck with that!
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Posted by beegle55 on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:42 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher

QUOTE: Originally posted by beegle55
(...) I didn't even notice I put this poll on this site until today.

Ummm... How could not know you posted a poll ??? Are you taking Ambien and posting polls in your sleep ?

Nice, but no[:o)] I have a couple other sites that I work own so I have a bunch of posts saved and I didn't notice I put it on this site. Thanks for the concern!

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Posted by dxr8007nz on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:08 AM
N and HO scale
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Posted by PennsyHoosier on Saturday, March 18, 2006 10:00 PM
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.

Oh, I mean HO. Was just snoozzzzzzzing through this poll. [:D]
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Posted by 3railguy on Saturday, March 18, 2006 9:47 PM
Although I've been collecting and operating postwar Lionel for 25 years, I picked N scale because that is where I do my scale modeling. I chose N scale because large factories and multi engine lash-ups fit my space constraints.
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Posted by chateauricher on Saturday, March 18, 2006 9:35 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by beegle55
(...) I didn't even notice I put this poll on this site until today.

Ummm... How could not know you posted a poll ??? Are you taking Ambien and posting polls in your sleep ?


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Posted by tangerine-jack on Saturday, March 18, 2006 9:25 PM
"G"arden scale, first last and always! The exact definition of "G" scale is very much up to debate. It can range anywhere from 1/16 to 1/32 with the more popular scale choice being somewhere around 1/20.5. However, the caveat to all this is that most of us in "G"arden scale don't really give a rip about exact scale proportion since we are dealing with senic elements that are always 1:1. I have a compromise, I threw away my scale ruler and used my eyeball to tell if something "looks proportional" when in context of the complete railroad.

More accurately it is "G" guage, not "G" scale.

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Posted by randyaj on Saturday, March 18, 2006 9:19 PM
S scale all the way!!!!!!!!
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Walter Clot
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Posted by Walter Clot on Saturday, March 18, 2006 9:02 PM
I model HO, but have a few N things which I will eventually put in the background. I used to belong to the Pocahontas Chapter of the NRHS in Bluefield, WV-VA. In our annual show (2nd week end in Nov.) we had other clubs or individuals come in with their various scales. The variety of scales and the fantastic number of dealers made it a great show. Since I moved away in 2001, Ive only been able to get back once. I sure would like to visit it again. I'm currently a member of the Tennessee Central Rail Road Museum in Nashville. I joined to get in the HO club there, but somehow ended up in the 1:1 scale. My basement garage which is now a 2, no car garage has my HO layout. My car sits in the rain. HO is my scale of choice, but like them all.
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Posted by beegle55 on Friday, March 17, 2006 4:59 PM
Oh yea and P.S- The ones I didn't include are including under the "OTHER" category. Thanks for noticing. Good luck!
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Posted by beegle55 on Friday, March 17, 2006 4:58 PM
Sorry for all the termiol, I guess I might have included a few more of the popular scales, but I didn't even notice I put this poll on this site until today... Thanks for voting though (HO FOR ME!)
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Posted by ddechamp71 on Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:00 AM
Z rules for me.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:49 AM
HO Scale is mine.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:44 AM
I model HO... i ono i've just always loved the size. I think i would honestly have a hard time doing any other scale, althougth some lrge scale stuff would be fun to play around with someday. I can pritty much garentee that my favorite scale will be HO.
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Posted by dry58 on Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:09 AM
Why didn't you just ask how many model in HO, N & Z scales? I model in O scale, hi-rail, just for the record.
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Posted by grayfox1119 on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:10 PM
HO for me, but if I had more $$ and ROOM I would go larger..."O"scale.
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Posted by canazar on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:09 PM
Actually, I did 1:1 scale for awhile. The size wasnt so much an issue as I hada big back yard and the neighboor didnt use his either, but the freakin boxes the cars came in were huge! And the kits... dont get me started..




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Posted by tstage on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 10:05 PM
How 'bout 1:1? I like them because they tend to be prototypical and are very life-like. (No, wait...Life-like was bought out by Walthers...sorry. [:I] ) What I meant to say is that I like 1:1 because they tend to be prototypical...and are very Walthers. [:)]

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Posted by Budliner on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:46 PM
I voted ho
its been the best fit for me and my rental space
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Posted by tomikawaTT on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:04 PM
And HOj for the few of us who model it (outside of Japan, that is. Inside Japan is another story entirely!) Scale 1:80, model gauge 16.5mm (HO standard), prototype gauge, 1067mm (3 feet 6 inches.)
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by beegle55

This question might be a frequently asked one, but I'm going to ask it again! Thanks for voting...


Asking it is okay, but you should at least include all of the popular scales - Z, N, HO, S, O, and G. I would also suggest some of the minority scales like TT, OO, and #1.

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Posted by beegle55 on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:44 PM
This question might be a frequently asked one, but I'm going to ask it again! Thanks for voting...
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