How do you gauge size?

Anonymous · February 21, 2004, 11:33am

That’s right. The O gauge track is larger and intended for bigger trains and locomotives, like some of the larger Lionel steamers and diesels. Today most of the O gauge manufacturers are making very large trains that are more scale sized and use the O gauge track. All the trains Marx made were O27. O27 track was first produced by Lionel in the early 30’s and was soon adopted by other manufacturers. Generally O27 trains are cheaper than O gauge.

Anonymous · February 21, 2004, 11:46am

Hey Dan,
I can sympathize with ya. I just had my right index finger re-attached. I’m on some really good meds too. Ok I need someone to stop the world,I’m getting dizzy!!![:D]

Anonymous · February 21, 2004, 3:56pm

OH HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!

What a RIOT!!

LOL DAN…

HAHAHAHAHAAAH!!

Mookie · February 23, 2004, 6:00am

Marty! Who did you point at and what did they do? Dan’s is for medical reasons, yours is due to…?

Mookie · February 23, 2004, 6:02am

Ed - I still blush about that!

Anonymous · February 23, 2004, 11:39am

I’m a bit late on the thread but here we go

Gauge as in 00 or HO refers to a scale/gauge combination.

0 is 1:43.5 in the UK and I believe 1:45 over there
S is a true imperial scale at 3/4" to the foot - I have a couple of friends who model in what they call the perfect scale here in the UK. I’m not sure of the track gauge.
00 The British *** scale of 4mm to the foot running on 16.5mm gauge because our locos were too small for the motors. P4 Protofour) which is the same 4mm to the foot 1:76 scale running on 18.83 exact scale is for the real engineers, I model in EM 18.2mm gauge which is as close as damnit to swearing scale.
TT is pretty much defunct in the UK and was 3mm to the foot - commercial TT used 12mm, exact scale is 14.2mm. The ratio is 1:100

000 was the first name for what became N which again has different ratios depending on where you live.

G is for Gross and was developed in Germany by Lehmann and is pretty much accepted as 1:22.5 on 45mm tracck for European Narrow Gauge.

An interesting NG scale is SM32 which is 16mm to the foot to give exact 2 Foot on (O gauge) 32mm track

and the list goes on and on…

All the best from the other side of the pond.

dharmon · February 23, 2004, 11:59am

QUOTE: Originally posted by 45144

I’m a bit late on the thread but here we go

Gauge as in 00 or HO refers to a scale/gauge combination.

0 is 1:43.5 in the UK and I believe 1:45 over there
S is a true imperial scale at 3/4" to the foot - I have a couple of friends who model in what they call the perfect scale here in the UK. I’m not sure of the track gauge.
00 The British *** scale of 4mm to the foot running on 16.5mm gauge because our locos were too small for the motors. P4 Protofour) which is the same 4mm to the foot 1:76 scale running on 18.83 exact scale is for the real engineers, I model in EM 18.2mm gauge which is as close as damnit to swearing scale.
TT is pretty much defunct in the UK and was 3mm to the foot - commercial TT used 12mm, exact scale is 14.2mm. The ratio is 1:100

000 was the first name for what became N which again has different ratios depending on where you live.

G is for Gross and was developed in Germany by Lehmann and is pretty much accepted as 1:22.5 on 45mm tracck for European Narrow Gauge.

An interesting NG scale is SM32 which is 16mm to the foot to give exact 2 Foot on (O gauge) 32mm track

and the list goes on and on…

All the best from the other side of the pond.

So, to correct for our European and UK friends…
|---------------------------------------------------| is 33 Centimeters

Mookie · February 23, 2004, 1:19pm

No Dan - it still isn’t. Trust me!

vsmith · February 23, 2004, 6:50pm

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater

Well, here it goes. “Scale” refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and “gauge” is the gauge of the track. Here’s a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest:
Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch)
N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches
TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch)
HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge
S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge
O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge
Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches
G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge
Standard Gauge: close to G and 1

In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as “large scale”. A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains.

Sask’s ol’ buddy, ya got G and Gauge 1 backwards…

G gauge is 1/22.5 scale -and- Gauge 1 is 1/32 scale

Mookie, if you really want a lesson in confusion, just let me know and I’ll tell you all about the completely scale wacky world of Large Scale…Vic

dharmon · February 23, 2004, 9:01pm

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater

Well, here it goes. “Scale” refers to the size of the model train in proportion to a real train and “gauge” is the gauge of the track. Here’s a list of the most common scales/gauges going from smallest to largest:
Z- 1:220 scale, 6.5mm gauge (about 1/4 of an inch)
N- 1:160 scale, 9mm gauge or 0.35 inches
TT- 1:120 scale, 12mm gauge (just under half and inch)
HO- 1:87 scale, 3/4 of an inch gauge
S- 1:64 scale, 5/8 of an inch gauge
O- 1:45 scale, 1.25 inch gauge
Gauge 1- 1:22.5 scale, 45mm gauge, about 1.75 inches
G- 1:32 scale, also 45mm gauge
Standard Gauge: close to G and 1

In G scale the G stands for gross, German for large. G scale is sometimes referred to as “large scale”. A revival in the popularity of big trains came in 1968 when the German toy maker Lehmann came out with LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn) trains. These used the 1:32 scale. Many other manufacturers soon joned LGB in making G scale trains.

Sask’s ol’ buddy, ya got G and Gauge 1 backwards…

G gauge is 1/22.5 scale -and- Gauge 1 is 1/32 scale

Mookie, if you really want a lesson in confusion, just let me know and I’ll tell you all about the completely scale wacky world of Large Scale…Vic

And all this time I thought G scale stood for “Golly”…As in golly, we’re gonna need alot of room for this stuff.

Mookie · February 24, 2004, 6:01am

Vic - Mookie is on overload. Just needed the basic, so it would fill up that little corner that had a question. Don’t plan to model or garden. Just a tiny bit of curiousity. However, there may be others that would love to learn more.

Now for Dan’s sake - I have a headache!

Thanx!

Anonymous · February 24, 2004, 9:14am

So, to correct for our European and UK friends…
|---------------------------------------------------| is 33 Centimeters

Not to me it isn’t - 33 centimetres is some kind of evil Napoleonic measurement thats trying to take over the world - lets stick to 6" (even though its still nowhere near)

vsmith · February 24, 2004, 12:33pm

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QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

It actually stands for

Gee, This stuff is HUGE!

USA’s new 4-6-4 Hudson with tender is 3 feet long…The F3 A-B-B-A engine combo is over 6’ feet long…these things are enormous…

dharmon · February 24, 2004, 12:36pm

[quote]
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

So the F3 combo is like:

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
that long?

vsmith · February 24, 2004, 12:39pm

Add 3 more.

dharmon · February 24, 2004, 12:44pm

I should have learned my lesson I guess after I let my wife order new carpet while I was gone.

I didn’t realize she’d ordered 3200 sf for a 1600 sf house until the bill came…anyone need some berber?

Mookie · February 24, 2004, 1:23pm

Send it to me - we really need new carpet and I don’t see the landlord coming up with any! Will have a little left over to do doormats, too!

Mookie · February 24, 2004, 1:25pm

Marty - did your meds wear off or did you pass out somewhere?

Anonymous · February 24, 2004, 5:38pm

I was taught never to point. That thing has a nail in it.

Anonymous · February 25, 2004, 2:45pm

Well the meds have worn a few days ago and every time even think about moving my hand, OH BABY!!![xx(]