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What's your favorie scale?
What's your favorie scale?
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
What's your favorie scale?
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, October 18, 2003 5:07 PM
Mine's HO. I feel it's the perfect scale where you can get the perfect aspect of detail and realisem.
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Wdlgln005
Member since
April 2002
From: Nashville TN
1,306 posts
Posted by
Wdlgln005
on Saturday, October 18, 2003 10:03 PM
My favorite is N. Look at the product announced by Atlas. From Trainmaster to VO1000 and now Steam! Our shop forces will be busy making room for the new Mogul & Shay!
Glenn Woodle
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Jacktal
Member since
October 2002
From: City of Québec,Canada
1,258 posts
Posted by
Jacktal
on Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:10 AM
My favourite scale?Honestly,I can say that all scales do have their strong points.I've seen layouts in O,HO and N and honestly,if taste was the only parameter,I'd have a tough choice.
Then come the other parameters like budget,availability and SPACE.Although HO shines in both budget and availability,N has the edge for space.So I say that N is my most "practical" scale,Z being too hard to find,too expensive and...just too small.
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therailnut
Member since
September 2001
From: US
92 posts
Posted by
therailnut
on Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:47 AM
Well that is a tough choice because I started out in HO and and now I changed to N scale. I think I am going to stick with N scale now though after i have mingled in it a while. So this has become my favorite. I like the idea of runnin longer trains in smaller area. Now if i could get a couple of models in N scale i would be all set!
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IRONROOSTER
Member since
June 2003
From: Culpeper, Va
8,204 posts
Posted by
IRONROOSTER
on Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:18 AM
S, at least for now. I started in HO went to O and now S. For me S represents the best compromise for what I want to do in the space I have (11'x18'). But if space changes, who knows, On30 looks interesting. I'm also thinking about doing a layout in Lionel under my current layout . It's all fun.
Enjoy
Paul
If you're having fun, you're doing it the right way.
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CBQ_Guy
Member since
September 2003
From: North Central Illinois
1,458 posts
Posted by
CBQ_Guy
on Sunday, October 19, 2003 3:09 PM
I'm in HO, but if I had the $$$, I think I would like to have the room to have a very big outdor building constructed for the layout, crew lounge, etc., and build the layout in O-scale.
"Paul [Kossart] - The CB&Q Guy" [In Illinois] ~ Modeling the CB&Q and its fictional 'Illiniwek River-Subdivision-Branch Line' in the 1960's. ~
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, October 20, 2003 3:58 PM
My favorite scale is 1:1 but I model in HO (87:1).
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detting
Member since
August 2003
From: PRR Mainline
118 posts
Posted by
detting
on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 2:03 PM
I would have said S, if I did not have a large commitment to HO. I think that S is a great size for superdetailed mainline trains. I also like the idea of On30, as it leverages my investment in HO. It is not uncommon for me to run a couple of HO flatcars in an On30 consist.
Later...
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