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I too looked at running HO outdoors, as I already had a boat load of HO gear. Wanted to run a elevated track attached to the back yard fence, wrap around, and drop down to a garden-level track in the front. I figured I could have put in at least 200 feet of track without seriously affecting the yard space for the kids and dog. I already had the track cleaning & powering worked out. Things I ran into that discouraged me: 1. UV resistance. HO gauge stuff is not made for the outdoors. Even IF it's UV "protected", there's not enough material there to really matter. I figured I'd have to replace the track waaaay too frequently. 2. Locomotives & dirt. HO locomotives are not sealed from the dirt and weather like G is. Plan on the motors taking a real beating, and the dirt working its way into the gear boxes. Picture the sprinkling system kicking on when the train's running, or a bit of wind blowing a little dust. Not a good sight for HO trains. 3. Tolerances. G scale is much more tolerant of track mis-alignment, dirt, debris, etc. HO scale looked like it'd be a maintenance headache to keep going. I'm still dreaming about running a garden RR, but it'll have to wait several years, at least until I finins my indoor HO layout! Mark in Utah
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