Scale means the ratio between a unit of measurement on a model compared with a unit of measurement in corresponding full size prototype, while gauge is the distance between the two running rails of the track.
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G Scale / #1 Gauge Display Layouts
The simple layouts depicted here are for the popular two-rail G track, also known as #1 Gauge. In the first pair, we have given two lists: one for LGB brand, one for Aristocraft.
Scale & Gauge
As you get into deciding just what you want in the way of a model railroad, the question of scale comes up. Do you want HO or N or maybe O or S? Perhaps you want one of the Garden Railroad scales or gauge or...
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AMERICAN FLYER
S gaugers are a diverse lot. Some of us are tinplaters, some hi-railers and others scale modelers. Tinplaters collect and operate American Flyer S gauge trains. Manufactured by the A.C.
Z Scale: even smaller than N Scale (1:220). This scale is great for coffee tables, a nice addition to your executive desk - good for any "large" layout in a very small space. Easy to transport if you like.
Large Scale model railroading is also very popular. It is the fastest growing facet of our hobby, and in time and money spent, exceeds most of the better known smaller scales, with the exception of HO and possibly N scales.
N scale is 1:160 (1.9 mm/ft) with a track gauge of 9 mm. Lone Star Products (Great Britain) introduced a line of 8 mm gauge metal push trains in the 1950s. Arnold (Germany) first offered their electric trains in 1960.
HO scale locomotive
LED flasher circuit with 3 or more flashing LEDs
Rotary beacon detail part, with translucent lens
Pin vise and drill bit set
Fishing line or other similar light carrying medium
Heat shrink tubing
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MK&Q HO Limited Edition Boxcar (sold out) Missouri, Kansas & Quincy (Gary Hoover) limited edition Accurail single plug door 50' transition-era HO scale boxcar custom painted exclusively for the Gateway Division.
How to Find and Use Inexpensive Scale Models for Wargames
originated by:Anonymous, Ben Rubenstein, Sondra C, Flickety (see all)
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Scale: The size of things on a model railroad relative to things on a real railroad. For example, in the most popular scale, HO, models are 1/87th full size. Other popular scales are Z (1/220), n (1/160), S (1/64), and O (1/48).
Scale Lumber - Wood that has been cut to the precise scale proportions of commonly sized commercial building materials.
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Box-scale
Model kits made in 'fit-the-box' size. See What exactly is a scale model?.
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, but often other elements such as aluminium, iron, manganese, tin and lead are added.
HO SCALE 4-8-4 LIGHTWEIGHT SLEEPER
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Scale, track. A scale with a weighbridge supporting a section of running track, used to find weight of rolling stock.
Scrap rail. Rails of standard section not fit for use as relayer rail.
Screw spike.
Scale is the ratio between the model and the prototype; for example, N scale is 1/160th of the size of the real world. Gauge is the distance between the inside faces of the two rails.
Scale Test Car
A special car having a precisely known weight and used to verify the accuracy of track scales that weigh cars for billing purposes.
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Scale
The ratio in size between a model and its prototype, expressed as a fraction or a proportion (for example1/48 or 1:48 for O Scale).
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Scale Test Car
A compact car equipped with weights for testing of track scales.
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A scale drawing which shows the grade alignment for a section of main track.
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HO Scale Ballast tip from: Paul Templar
For HO modelers who are ballasting track for the first time, why not try my method. Don't use granulated stuff, just use flock material, similar to woodland scenics ground cover.
"S" scalers are a growing minority who speak of the "ideal scale" with fire in their eyes. If we apply 1:64 to the two foot (60cm) gauge we find rails just 9.4 or 9.5 millimeters apart. "N" scale is 9.0mm.
The N Scale Architect Elkton Creek Smelter is a wonderful kit. Here are a few things about the kit that may help you to construct it.
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Scale The ratio between the size of the models and the size of the prototype. This can be expressed either as a ratio or as so many millimetres per foot (or fractions of an inch per foot for American models).
Scale - The size of things on a model railroad relative to a real railroad. For example, in the most popular scale, HO, models are 1/87th full size.
-Large N-scale track plan for the WM's Thomas Sub from Elkins to Henry, WV -13 Mar
-13 new prototype photos on the Conrail, NW, WM and CSX photo pages -13 Mar
- 2 new model photos on the L&N and loader models pages -13 Mar
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Layout styles vary from the traditional "flatland" green painted board to weathered near exact scale empires. What will be presented here are general tips for layout design and construction. Scale detailing can be found in the scale FAQ.
Live rail/Dead rail A railroad track scale was usually unable to handle the weight of a locomotive, therefor it was necessary to provide a way for the locomotive to pass the scale without damaging it.
A clearance diagram is oriented in an upright plane perpendicular (radial in a curve) to the centerline of a specified track and faces a stated timetable direction and is drawn in a stated scale.
This is an HO scale sawmill that we built for a model railroad logging diorama. It is entirely built from scratch, stripwood, paper, plastics, and balsa. We used stripwood for the posts and trusses, and scribed paper for the roofing.
DEAD IRON and LIVE IRON"The two sets of tracks on a scale
DEAD MAN'S HOLE"Method of righting an overturned engine or car. A six-foot hole is dug about forty feet from the engine or car, long enough to hold a large solid-oak plank.
With various brush sizes, apply in a downward motion from the top of the car, your thinned polly scale paint, and work it into the grooves and such. It's best to have a few shades of grime thinned to give you a better look.
The 5 Times Around circuit was designed to automatically let an N Scale locomotive and car travel around a loop 5 times and stop for approximately a minute and then repeat the cycle.
Volt : A unit of electrical pressure. Commonly, 0 to 9 volts of DC are used for Z scale model railroading, 0 to 14 volts DC for N, HO and 00 scale, and 0 to 20 volts DC for large-scale model railroading.
A graphic representation of a railroad line showing the location and severity of grades; vertical and horizontal scales are generally not the same, so as to emphasize the grades.
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Two unused and one heavily corroded spikes. The measurement scale shown is inches.
A pair of EMD SW900 switchers
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(trees, hills, buildings, bridges) note above: 3-d scenery ends with the darker green
Soften (lighten or gray them) the colors in the distance
Soften the detail in the distance, for example, less detail on the painted tree above, adjust scale ...
This term is usually used to refer to small-scale passenger carrying light railway systems, for example those used to shuttle passengers between different terminals of an airport.
 See also: Train, Track, Layout, Locomotive, Operation
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