I thought this would be a great question for basically everybody. Just so every one could share their thoughts on what would be their dream scale. Remember that you have unlimited money and room. Enjoy!
P.S. think scale not real Everyone would go to real! Imagine that your HO layout was O layout.
You forgot G scale and what about live steam, I think it’s 7-3/4 gauge ( ride on type trains )
This is what I would do
Ken.
No question: Hands down, 1:1! There ain’t nuthin’ like the rail thing…
Tom
O scale, with all custom locos with sound and really well machined drives. I would also have a weird motorized swivel chair so I cold follow it through it’s 750 miles of Prairie, mountains, and ports.
Trainboy
P.S. I also have this crazy idea for a duplicator/scale reducor/ transporter, that I could duplicate my favorite protype locos, shrink them to HO, and transport them to my engine terminal. I would also, with a friend, shrink myself to HO, and drive my exactly 1:87 replica of the real thing over my railway.
HehHeh[:D] Imagination really runs wild
Live steam ride-on trains –
I would stick with HO.I would, however greatly expand my steam roster,as I would go with brass locos.I would have at least one of every SP steam engine available[:p]!
[#ditto]
Two rail O.
I would do O scale, because of the size, detail, and the fact that there is a lot of neat O scale brass out there!
I would stick with HO. I would also have a arena size layout with tons os stuff…every engine that chessie and co and csx wver used i would have. And thaat idea of getting shrunk to ho scale would be pretty cool aswell
[#ditto], and as I age, I will have to get something that I can see AND still lift.
S is the BEST!!!
I am a die hard S gauger with a bad O gauge habit[:p][:p][:p]
If money and space were no object I would have S O and G running on my layout[8D]
anyone else?
i would go HO all the way and Have one big Chessie and also a NS layout.
I still feel HO is the right size - not too big, not too small. Of course if my eyes get any worse I might change my mind.
Live steam
I answered purely from an artistic point of view. N scale is so small, it is beyond my ability to create realistic characters and details. O scale is large enough that the details and characters are very visible and therefore might exceed my skills as a modeler.
Ho on the other hand is large enough to include detail, but small enough that illusion and shading can make up for technical precision.
I like the HO but would switch to O or 1:!! The real thing on a 2 or 3 mile track would be great. I like the displays they have at Christmas here at the Dallas Gallaria center. Usually Ronald McDonald House sponsors the display and it is nice.
RMax1
HO with one heck of a layout. I would model the entire NYC. I like Trainboys idea of a motorized chair. Might as well be comfortable.
Terry