AltonFan wrote:I'm in N scale now, and not likely to switch.If time, money, and space were no object, I would probably go into Proto:48, with full size passenger cars and big steam locomotives.I'll confess to some passing interest in S scale.One thing though. When I read through some of those old track plan books, I see a number of layouts that I wouldn't mind building. If I had the resouces and space, rather than build one big layout, I might build a bunch of little ones...
I'm in N scale now, and not likely to switch.
If time, money, and space were no object, I would probably go into Proto:48, with full size passenger cars and big steam locomotives.
I'll confess to some passing interest in S scale.
One thing though. When I read through some of those old track plan books, I see a number of layouts that I wouldn't mind building. If I had the resouces and space, rather than build one big layout, I might build a bunch of little ones...
Although I model Large Scale indoors, I'd also probably would build a few layouts in other scales from those older track plans if I had the space. Although the track plans in the books 101 Track Plans, HO Railroad That Grows, and Practical Guide To Model Railroading may be archaic to some, I still find many of them fascinating. I'd rather have a few smaller layouts in various scales than one large one in one scale.
If space and money were not factors then of course I would simply get a two foot gauge railway like they use to have in Maine [and some have been resurrected]:D Place it on my property so I suppose that is less then one half scale?
I don't know LOL. But I would go large:D
Modeling the N&W freelanced at the height of their steam era in HO.
Daniel G.
I am with you Philip, currently an N scaler but if I had to switch it would be HO without a doubt and for the same reason..There is just SO MUCH available in the HO world.
I can see the day coming when my eyesight will give me no choice, then I will move to O and someday perhaps go 1:1..
Rob