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A 4 x 8 Layout Design Post-Mortum

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  • From: Colorful Colorado
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Friday, December 7, 2007 1:01 PM

 PASMITH wrote:
The narrow gauge portion is actually HOn30 not HOn3 and I used a lot of N Gauge Peco track and turnouts Ala Frary & Hayden who wrote extensively on HOn30 at the time of constuction.
Ah I missed that.  The old using the next scale down track for narrow gauges. Seems like they called it HOn2 1/2 when N-scale first came out.  AHM made mining type rolling stock equipment for it.

Makes a lot of sense now.  Since I was thinking HOn3 it had me scratching my head.  Some of my HOn3 locomotives require a larger turning radius (24" min) than the regular HO.  I figured you had kitbashed all your own equipment to work in that size.

It also made me think of the comment that has already been made on the other thread - that a logging and mining only railroad might be good foder for a next contest theme.

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  • From: Saskatchewan
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Posted by last mountain & eastern hogger on Friday, December 7, 2007 1:09 PM

Whistling [:-^]

Well I have to agree with the majority, BUT.....

I had the top four picked except I had #3 as #4 and #4 as #3.

I'd be pretty good at "horseshoes" don't you think.

Thanks for all the effort Chip and all who participated, it was a fun effort. 

Johnboy out.

James:1 Verse:5

from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North.. 

We have met the enemy,  and he is us............ (Pogo)

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