What scale do you primarily model? Vote then share your comments below.
Both Z and N same amount, but poll doesn’t allow this selection.
HO
But I thought long and hard about N. With all the detail included on some of the N scale stuff it may require a switch some day
Jeff
Nova Scotia
My primary scale is HO…but I also build 1/24 scale cars 
Half the size of O.
Works best for me
HO works best for me. Not to small not to big and i can fit it into a small room with a lot of track.
I work with both z and n scales.
Judy
Main model scale is S it is just the right size, I started with S and then went to HO, N, G and now back to S.
HO exclusively, but used to model in N from 1970 to 1975. Have a double-deck layout under construction (with a 3rd deck staging yard tucked underneath) and sure thought long and hard about going back to N but think it was Tony K. who said now that he has a double-decker that it’s okay now to like them. Anyway, what a great time for modelrailroaders in EVERY scale. Thank You, manufacturerers!
Given Lionel Set when younger, combined with my Dads Original Set. Still have my Dads set from 1925? Changed to HO when Teenager, Have so much “Stuff” now with plans for all of it, so couldn’t change now even if I wanted to. So much available in HO, just seems to be the right choice. Have started several layouts, present one most complete, since my first one. N scale just to small and to delicate for me to see and handle. Good for forced perspective for scenery. Present layout is similiar to my first one, as a teenager, but with improvements. Small, 4’ x 7’ with yard extension. plenty of action and portable to take to shows, to show what can be done in a small space.
Santa Fe Southern “C” RR.
G scale, 1:24 gauge is what I’m aiming at.
Scale is all over the place in G. 1:32,1:29,1:24,1:22, and 1:20 all run on same track. Can be a bit frustrating at times, but 1:24 allows crossover to model car kits, dollhouse suppliers, etc.
HO scale here. Mostly ATSF.[8D][:D]
It’s O scale for me. Experience the rumble and the roar…large on board speakers plus a sub woofer on the floor…nothing like it. The rolling stock is large, weighty, and certainly easier for a 58 year old to work on. But no matter, I was into O scale 25 years ago when I could see. Great stuff!
i model HO since many new products have come out. i have a good size layout about 20ft by 30ft and all my tracks are code 83 atlass flextrack
As I tell people at shows, with N scale the train is part of a scene rather than being the scene itself.
John
What a great poll… given that I modeled HO with my dad growing up and for the first seven months of this year when I returned to the hobby in January. BUT… seeing N at a show less than a month ago, the details and offerings were amazing! I made the switch on the spot.
I model HO mainly because of all the stuff available. However, I think that TT would be the perfect size. Large enough to show detail, and small enough to allow much more railroad in a given space. I am retired, and N scale is just too small for me.
George
I began with Marx wind-ups in the early 50’s and got my first electric train for Christmas in '57, an American Flyer steamer. I went to HO in the 60’s, left the hobby in the late 60’s, and four years ago started with S again. During the Christmas season, I run 12 trains, many as layouts with buildings, etc. in scales from Z to G. It’s a treat to see the visitors come over and view everything.
My first layout was Lionel O. That got me hooked on model railtroading. My first HO set had a rubber band drive & went back to the store. My corner Woolworth store sold Postage Stamp N scale sets for christmas and I still have it! N scale today is so much better than in the past. I like to play with my HO scale set on the floor around the christmas tree. Have fun model railroading!
My first train was an American Flyer freight set that I bought for $25. That was in the late 40’s. Added another American Flyer Passenger train, and had those 2 until I started in HO in the Mid 70’s. Put away the trains in 1980 as no longer had a place to run them. In 1999 I decided to unpack them, and found that my eyes were not as good as they used to be, so I repacked them and bought a G scale starter set. From that I have expanded to a fairly large garden railroad covering an area of about 30 x 80 feet, and am enjoying it more than ever did the others.
Richard