Why did you leave HO ?

[Anonymous]

Colin, I beg to differ.

I take some HO to alocal club and they DO have sound, They are BRASS models, which you would NOT think is cheap. I also bet you did not use KD's... only Hornhooks.

[Anonymous]

Well, whatever. As long aas i don't have to worry abour HO i am ok.

[Anonymous]

Narrowminded?

[palallin]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lehigh Valley Railroad

Narrowminded?

That's a little unfair. For example, yes, HO has sound, but it's tinny compared to O sound systems--an inevitable product of speaker size. HO brass is expensive, but it's still cheap in appearance next to the heft of an O loco, and it is much more fragile. An Kadees are no bargain, either: I've watched just as many struggles to keep them connected as the horn-hooks. To be fair, of course, some O couplers aren't any better. snell50's observations do have merit, even if they are a little harshly worded.

[TurboOne]

My G, O, and HO all have different couplers. In HO I even have what I think are called international hooks. Like a metal hook over a metal sextagon. Weird,

I like trains so all are good.

Good to see you back Colin.

Tim

[Anonymous]

Good to see you too, Tim.

Well you guys could like what you want but Im stiking with O!!!!

[Anonymous]

Just remember that ol' saying:

H-O gauge is better than N-O gauge.

This just means that I'd rather see someone working in HO than in nothing at all. Odd-d

[scottsmith]

1) So my son then 5 years old could but the trains on hte tracks
2) Sounds
3)Improved detail along with true scale size
Scott Smith

[Anonymous]

I had O-Gage as a very young boy, and then it was HO. I think that HO was a little easier on my father’s pocket. After several years and layouts I got marred, got out the HO and set it up. One day I was looking at my father’s o-gage 2356 ABA on my wall and thought that I set up a 0-gage layout like he did way back when. There was two Lionel trains running and reproduction of a Colt’s Browns championship game (With full stadium and lights) that took place some ware back in time. 50’S
I never looked back, however at this time I thinking about finding a pleas for the HO. By the way my father loved the garden. (Baltimore Term)

[Munster518]

3 rail trains can take a beating, HO can't. From my own personal experiences from trains leaving the train layout and onto the floor. HO is great for realism and scale, But I want to play with my trains. But Don't we all :()

-JOHN

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Skyray

Doug M.--the eysight is a definite challenge: I have a pair of five power jeweler's goggles. But just wait until you have to brace your soldering hand because of shake.

In addition to O gauge, I also model Z scale and eyesight has never been a problem.
I'm just about nearsighted as you can get.[;)]

[Anonymous]

I left HO mostly due to time. With HO cars and locomotives you have to put them together before you can run them (ok, Athern units just need the handrails applied but still). I also know myself and I would be very nitpicky about all the details in the layout and making sure everything was just right. On an HO layout thoat would take years to fix, lol. Lionel trains are simply toys, toys to be enjoyed for years and years. It's just as simple as take it out of the box and put it on the tracks. Instant gratification.

[Kooljock1]

Lehigh,

"Narrowminded"?

I think Snell is just more descerning, that's all.

Is a man "narrowminded" when he chooses a fine Italian red over a box out of the cooler at the Supermarket?

Is a man "narrowminded" when he chooses to sail a turn-of-the-century design trimmed in varnished mahoghany over a modern clorox bottle of a sailboat?

Is a man "narrowminded" when he marries a "good girl" with classic American looks over the tattooed, pierced goth-freak down the street?

Nay I say! Lovers of O Gauge are just more descerning of the finer things in life!

Jon [8D]