Who models in 2 or more scales?

Anonymous · February 6, 2007, 10:46am

I think it’s gonna require a bit more thinking…but in the meantime, I am keeping adding N scale things to my ‘wish list’…it’s terrible…

But no matter what, this time I want to do it right…proper planning and do things the proper way since I have tried almost everything and I can use that experience towards a second N layout or in HO…

BRAKIE · February 6, 2007, 3:19pm

Nothing like experience to overcome our past mistakes.[:D]

CSXect · February 6, 2007, 4:48pm

I model in S gauge, O gauge and On30 and also have a few cars in G gauge I found cheap at a closeout store that was going out of business oh and I have one N scale set[:D]

Texas_Zephyr · February 6, 2007, 10:39pm

Huh, what? Doesn’t everyone have multiple control units! I have a PMP-112, Railcommand, and 4 DCC units.

aloco · February 7, 2007, 12:50am

I model in HO, but since the model railroad club built an N scale modular layout I acquired a bunch of locos and cars so I could run trains on it.

Southwest_Chief · February 7, 2007, 2:04am

HO, O, and G

Only have a website for the G scale layout though. I should add some pages for the other 2 layouts.

fwright · February 7, 2007, 1:57pm

The increase in stuff available for HOn30 and On30 is really turning me into a true rubber-scaler. With 4 different gauges of track (3 rail O, HO, HOn3, N), I can now run 6 different scale/gauge combinations. Help me, I’m drowning (or my wallet is being emptied) by choices…

yours in rubber gauging

Fred W

Texas_Zephyr · February 14, 2007, 9:10pm

I know what you mean, but so far I have been able to resist these exquisite models. On the other hand if I was starting from scratch today I would probably go with the On30.

Metro_Red_Line · February 15, 2007, 5:36pm

I have officially converted from HO to N, but I plan to hold on to some of my HO collection. I wouldn’t mind superdetailing some of my HO locos if I have spare time.

R_T_POTEET · February 18, 2007, 10:29pm

I started out in N and on my second N layout now. I have gone from Bachmann locos to a fully digital system with sound equiped locos and DCC turn-outs, route control and even signal. Cost me an arm and a leg. However, I sometimes wonders if I chose the right scale. For space consideration which is why I pick N in the first place, then yes. But I always wonders if I am better to seriously model in HO for the reasons of better value, more details and more choice etc.

So who else models in multiple scales?

I think if I either re-design my home office/trainroom, I should be able to come up with more space now I have studies extensively in layout desgin. I can also scrap my die-cast plane airport in 1:500 scale, I might come up with some 8-10’ X 5-6’ pace. which should be enough for a mainline op with a dog leg switching yard in HO.

So my dilema is, either do another proper layout for my passenger and intermodal trains in N or do one in HO which means another complete set of gears. But I do want to do it properly thi time round and my curent N layout is sort of too complicated to change anything now.

Reminds me of the story told by U.S. Grant. “I only know two songs,” he quipped. “One is Yankee Doodle and the other one isn’t.”

One scale I model is N-Scale; the other one isn’t!!!