Starting over

[walthuston]

I am perfectly happy modeling in N scale. I love the ability to build structures to full scale and have them really tower over the trains, and I love the ability to have my trains disappear into the trees or countryside. I like to use broad radius curves; my minimum is 24" except in the yards. There's nothing like seeing a train leaning into a 60" radius curve on superelevated track. I started in N when it wasn't very good. Now it's wonderful and I'm sticking with it. My HO equipment from the 50s will just have to sit in a case, never to run again.

[Anonymous]

N scale to stay

[cacole]

I own too many locomotives and pieces of rolling stock to switch now.

[Anonymous]

I would like to start over in HO from N. Have 40" X 12 feet. I'm 76 and my eyes and hands don't work so well in N. While mag photos of N are excellent, I don't really view my trains that way. Can hardly appreciate the monkey motion on steam locos. Have been model railroading since 1935. Using MRC Prodigy DCC and like it, but hobby shops leave a lot to be desired installing decoders. I've had a stroke so don't care to to do fine wire hookup, but am forced to because of hobby shop goofs. My 2-8-8-2 was completely ruined by a hobby shop numbskull, and Life-Like replaced it earning my undying loyalty--then another hobby shop installed decoder with stiff wires to the tender which kept derailing the tender on curves. I cut the wires. He charged me $145.00. Ouch! I've purchased some ultra flexible AWG 30 from Miniatronics which I hope I can substitute for his "rebar". Oh well-onward and upward! Bob Hall, Grass Valley, CA
All my track is Kato Unitrack.

[Dogsandcats]

As a kid I had O. Then, as an adult invested in HO because of space. Space is an illusion. There doesn't seem to be enough anyway. I'd rather have O in a given space. This is NOT dissatisfaction; merely an answer to a question.

[Anonymous]

I now have a whole basement - would love to switch from N to HO and run long passenger trains in twice the model size - better perspective from a few feet away - avoids the "helicopter" feel to viewing my N-scale layout.

[Anonymous]

S-gauge (1/64th) is great, getting better by the year, and I'd stick with it, although trains twice that size (MTH's new 1/32) scale are tempting.

[MAbruce]

N-scale all the way! I only wish I had more $$$ to spend on it.

[Bergie]

Knowing what you know now, if you had it all to do over again would you still model your current scale or would you choose another?


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