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2009年2月5日 · All forms of HO scale model railroading, including narrow gauge. 1; 2; 3 … Go to page
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2011年7月15日 · The problem is that most folks, including yours truly don't have the room for very large radius curves. (In point of fact, model railroad curve radii don't come close to prototype curves except for very tight branch lines or logging railroads!) "Standard" HO scale sectional track commonly comes in 18-inch, 22-inch, and even 15-inch curves.
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2024年11月13日 · All forms of HO scale model railroading, including narrow gauge. ... 7/8ths scale trains...on H0 track ...
2 x 6ft HO scale yard layout - Advice? - ModelRailroadForums.com
2023年12月4日 · This is a 3'x6' HO scale switching layout. It is L-shaped, so in square feet it's slightly smaller than your 2'x6' switching layout plan. It's intended to model Sacramento Northern Railway's switching operations on the northern end of the city of Sacramento.
Track spacing for a double main for Ho scale.
2012年1月17日 · Radius is a big factor. you could have your tracks 2 inches apart with 60" radius curves and it is fine. But if you are running 18 and 20" radius curves, your cars on the 20 will overhang and interfere with trains on the other track. Our old layout had 2.5" spacing for straights, and 3" on the curves (we had 19" and 22" curves and it worked out ...
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2008年8月10日 · For example, one real foot equals 87 scale HO feet. But the ratio works for any linear unit of measurement, whether it's inches, meters, millimeters, miles, furlongs, or light-years. (an HO scale light-year is 67.5 billion actual miles long, by the way ) If you're asking how many actual inches are in a scale HO foot, then a little math is involved:
Which is your preferred roadbed and why?
2015年2月27日 · My Choice is Homasote. Years back when I started my layout (20+ years ago) I used Homabed. I started the layout hand laying code 70 rail and turnouts and really like the way that the homasote holds the spikes.
New database with free layouts and track plans online
2013年10月31日 · I was on a local model train meeting with FREMO route in TT scale (1/120) approx 50 meters in length, with several train stations and one industrial branch and was a chief in one of the stations. The timetable with all registered trains were created with online JAVA-based freeware tool, called Graficon v. 0.13.
How long/big is an HO-scale diesel engine?
2014年12月8日 · So how could they ever be the same length when scaled down to HO? The length of a model in any scale -- HO, N, O, etc. -- corresponds to the length of the full-size item. The term "scale," as in HO Scale, means that the size of a model is always the same fraction of the size of the full-size item. In the case of HO, the fraction is 1/87.
New here, looking for advice getting my Tyco HO train working …
2020年12月31日 · The motor runs on DC only, and if the rest of the set has a DC power pack, you'd want an Athearn Blue Box model. A used one, in working order, would probably be a lot cheaper than a new one. The shell might fit an Athearn Blue Box chassis, but you would probably be better to remove the gears from your model's trucks and use it as a dummy.