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Anonymous
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Sat, Sep 18 2004 7:24 PM
My favorite is HO. There's a lot of variety and its not too big, not too small. Just perfect I guess. However, my dream layout will be in N.
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Sat, Nov 13 2004 2:14 PM
HO is better for realistic rolling stock. N and Z are better for depth of scenery. Also, I have less difficulty climbing in the cab of HO scale locomotives.
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Sun, Nov 21 2004 6:18 PM
I use HO. At the risk of jumping on a bandwagon, it does have the greatest selection, and the prices seem to be the best in proportion to size. It also seems to just look right.
The amount of layout that N-scalers can pack into a room sure makes me envious, but the sheer smallness of parts and track would probably be too much for my fingers and eyes.
I've seen some really great O-scale layouts but it wouldn't be possible to build a credible layout with my space available and budget.
G-scale looks like a lot of fun, but cost would be a problem, plus some of the equipment looks a bit toylike for my tastes.
S-scale is supposed to be a good compromise between scales, but there doesn't seem to be stores in the area that sell much of it and I've never been big on mail-order or Internet shopping.
Charles
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Sun, Nov 21 2004 6:26 PM
My favorite scale is 12''=1 foot scale[;)]!
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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Posted by
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Wed, Dec 21 2005 10:22 PM
N or G
N - Great to collect (inexpensive), fantastically large amount of railroad in a small space
G - Large and immpressive, live steam, can leave track outside, realistic
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Posted by
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Sat, Dec 24 2005 7:07 PM
O scale is my favorite. I like the size because it is big enough that the engines look realistic and you can still fit a small layout in a 4x8 space.
Yes we call it the Dinky. Why? Well cause it's dinky! Proud to be the official train geek of Princeton University!
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Posted by
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Sun, Dec 25 2005 2:54 PM
HO is my only Scale.
Allan.
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Posted by
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Mon, Dec 26 2005 12:21 PM
1:1 2' gauge. My favorite because I get to drive.
And then there's 1.5" scale, 7 1/2" gauge.
And if I want to play with little tiny trains. There's always G scale.
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Tue, Jan 31 2006 9:19 PM
My favourite scale is N scale because it takes up so little space.
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