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Re: Scales and Gauges (was Shay #5
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:35:27 GMT
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G uses O, O uses HO, and HO uses N,
> because each of these scales starting with N is basically double the next, so
> 30" is good to model because it is approximately half of 56.5" (standard
gauge).
G uses what? G in this context is of metre gauge anyway...gauge 1 uses O
(SM32), but not for 3' gauge. G is #3 scale, on #1 scale track (or 1/2" to the
foot on 1.75" gauge...)-at least, that is what it started out as. (I have 2 #3
gauge/2.5" gauge locos...and photos of another one, pulling 2 people...)
There have been a wide variaty of scales used on gauge 1, from 1:20.3- 1:32.
And you never even mentioned oo9, which is probably one of the more popular
scale/gauge combos for narrow gauge (4mm/foot on 9mm track gauge, 2'3"
gauge...used for 2' gauge extensively, along with 600mm and 1'11.5").
(also, 9mm gauge, 3.5mm scale=HOe, 12mm gauge, 3.5mm scale=HOm-useful if you
are modeling Swiss or Austrian equipment.)
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 | | Re: Scales and Gauges (was Shay #5
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| (...) Well, yes, saying merely "G" certainly opens up a can of worms since, as you mentioned, many scales utilize gauge 1 track. Scaling at 1:24 would simulate 30" I believe. But your point illustrates that, while there is much precision among some (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Scales and Gauges (was Shay #5
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| In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> Okay, okay. I was wrong thinking 0n3 meant 30" (dropping the "0"), but what fouled me up was your initial incorrect correction: Me: sort of like the popular scale On3, where you'd model in O scale (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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