ALL model trains are nothing more than TOYS, anyway and if someone enjoys three rail, there is no need to belittle their choice. As far as SCALE ACCURACY, forget about ON30, I personally don’t know of any 30" gauge railways (besides the ZOO LINER, here in Portland, OR) So your argument about ON30 doesn’t hold water. There may have been the rare 30" gauge railroad, in the far distant past, but I doubt many people can name any of them. So if you want to criticize someone Else’s choice as not scale worthy, please don’t fly the ON30 flag while doing it (if you like it, all the power to you enjoy it) ON30 is just a poor man’s excuse for O-Narrow Gauge.
it looks like the O version is a scaled up model of the HO . 21 detents , geneva movement for automatic stopping at each detent , little building on the side where the motor hides . the bridge section looks different but otherwise it’s very similar . that’s why i was comparing prices .
ALL model trains are nothing more than TOYS, anyway and if someone enjoys three rail, there is no need to belittle their choice. As far as SCALE ACCURACY, forget about ON30, I personally don’t know of any 30" gauge railways (besides the ZOO LINER, here in Portland, OR) So your argument about ON30 doesn’t hold water. There may have been the rare 30" gauge railroad, in the far distant past, but I doubt many people can name any of them. So if you want to criticize someone Else’s choice as not scale worthy, please don’t fly the ON30 flag while doing it (if you like it, all the power to you enjoy it) ON30 is just a poor man’s excuse for O-Narrow Gauge.
When you said “poor man’s narrow gauge,” that On30 became popular for that reason. Low cost. Heck, all I have is a paper route, so how can I afford On3 or On2 anyway?