Brand-new, interested in 1:32 scale

[two tone]

Hi SongMom, A lot of people use 1.20.5. This is a good size to use Always remember the bigger the loco  the bigger the curves need to be And if you are having tunnels on your layout make sure that they are wide enough and tall as well. As Toad said many will help add a rough guide as to ware you are the the world and you may find some one is just around the block

[Anonymous]

"I don't want anything that looks out-of-proportion." Sweetheart it is all in a 10' rule. If it looks fine at 10' then it would look ok.

There is much out there. Go and look at a railway yard and notice the tallness of different cars, so there is a differance of proportion.

Many will post and will help you. Good Luck in G Gauge!

Toadster

 

[vsmith]

For 1/32 scale your kinda limited, 1/29 has become the defacto "standard" guage. MTH and Accucraft both make offering in 1/32, but Accu is very pricey, MTH is more affordable and they do have a very good reputation among their users. MDC used to offer freight cars in 1/32 and can still be found on Ebay from time to time. Based on MTHs product list I suspect one could create a sizable fleet of engines and cars just by using their current offerings, but if you dont like what they are offering, that complicates it a bit. I guess it depends on how many engines you wanted eventually and how deep your pockets are. Some people only have one engine and a string of cars and are as happy as can be, while others can have dozens of engines and cars. Thats the best I can offer, hopefully some more standard gauge guys can chime in with some advice.

[Anonymous]

Hi there. I'm new here. The only model train I've had so far is a small N-scale set. I've recently been looking into making a garden railway. I'm most interested in doing things in 1:32 scale, which seems to be extremely hard to find. It seems the new MTH RailKing is in this size... but it's hard to find accessories or plans of that scale. Anyone have any references they can recommend? Also, which other scales will work with 1:32--in case I need to mix-and-match? I don't want anything that looks out-of-proportion.