Okay, you’re looking to create the ultimate model railroad layout this side of the Mississippi and you’re wondering, “Just what scale do I want to make this monster in?” Well, there’s several things you need to consider and let’s look at some of them.
First, a simple definition of scale for our purposes would the the reduced size relative to the original item being reproduced. The most common model railroad scale is HO (Don Imus’ favorite scale!) This is 1:87 in relation to the real thing. This scale is used by maybe 70% of model railroaders out there. Variations on this scale include Hon3 and Nn3, which are narrow gauge versions of the same size models. (narrow gauge meaning narrower space between the tracks.)
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