OT: Ah Model Train Sets

[Footslogger]

WW2 Model Train Set

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpRqtI47gmQ



How many here had a model train set or have a model train set?

[geofflambert]

Flipping awesome! But that guy standing on the bow of the torp boat looking through binoculars looks too highly ranked to be standing on the bow of a torp boat.

[btd64]

I've had a train set. And I plan on setting up a new one by the end of this year. Going to be using "N" scale....GP

[RangerJoe]

Nice. But I would let an officer ride up front just so I could hit reverse and get rid of him. Don't you think that McHale would have loved to do that to Commander Binghamton?

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

Nice. But I would let an officer ride up front just so I could hit reverse and get rid of him. Don't you think that McHale would have loved to do that to Commander Binghamton?

+1

[Ian R]

What scale was that?

[dr.hal]

I've got a few cars and engines in "N" scale with some buildings... it's fun to set them up for the holidays, the kids like it....

[RangerJoe]

I have N scale and some HO in storage.

[Schani59]

That is a pretty cool train setup.[:)]

[btd64]

I'm looking to do a serious N scale layout. In between PBEM turns and other stuff....GP

[Ian R]

ORIGINAL: dr.hal

I've got a few cars and engines in "N" scale with some buildings... it's fun to set them up for the holidays, the kids like it....

is that about half the size of HO?

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: Ian R

ORIGINAL: dr.hal

I've got a few cars and engines in "N" scale with some buildings... it's fun to set them up for the holidays, the kids like it....

is that about half the size of HO?

Yes. You can build an oval on a 2 foot by 4 foot board, then enclose it in plexiglass for a coffee table. I don't know the exact measurements in meters but it is about 2/3 by 4/3 meters.

[dr.hal]

Yes about half, not sure exactly. They are called micro trains in some literature. I started with them as you seem to get more train for the buck... and you don't need a lot of room. However they are tender to the touch and get upset easily. Not good when grandkids are around and they say "wow more toys"!

[dmaramba]

The National Model Railroad Association (nmra.org) says that HO is 1:87.1, while N is 1:160.

I used to have a simple N scale layout on a 28" x 80" hollow-core interior door that lay on a table on one side of my living room. It wasn't much, just an elongated oval with a couple spurs, but it was a lot of railroad in a relatively small space, and it was always the first thing to catch anyone's attention when they came in the room. I had to give it up when my son decided to take over that space for his home office.

I'll have another one someday, when/if my son ever decides to leave the nest. [:(]

[btd64]

ORIGINAL: dmaramba

The National Model Railroad Association (nmra.org) says that HO is 1:87.1, while N is 1:160.

I used to have a simple N scale layout on a 28" x 80" hollow-core interior door that lay on a table on one side of my living room. It wasn't much, just an elongated oval with a couple spurs, but it was a lot of railroad in a relatively small space, and it was always the first thing to catch anyone's attention when they came in the room. I had to give it up when my son decided to take over that space for his home office.

I'll have another one someday, when/if my son ever decides to leave the nest. [:(]

You sound like my brother. His son is 28, 29, still in school and is showing no interest in moving out....GP

[LargeSlowTarget]

I do have some "N" scale stuff and a 1 by 2 yards board with the track layout of a historic but long gone branch line reversing station - I prefer shunting action over just running trains in circles - as well as a 11" by 30" board with a station and a short track in scale "Z" which is 1:220. However, all of this has been in storage for over 25 years and is probably in pitiful condition by now. I hope to reactivate this hobby when the kids have left.

[John 3rd]

There is a hidden gem within Greeley, CO. The Colorado Model Railroad Museum is magnificent. It contains the largest model railroad (HO-Scale) west of the Mississippi. My 13-year old son Christopher is a driver and docent as well as the head of the Youth Program. I am a member of the Board of Directors. It is cheap to get in and one can easily spend 3-4 hours working your way thru the RR or tour the 100 year-old wooden caboose.

Paula and I plan to donate our Union Pacific caboose (25251) to the museum at some point.

It is a great experience. Look it up on You Tube or the net!

[John 3rd]

Here is the address: www.cmrm.org

[Macclan5]

ORIGINAL: dmaramba

The National Model Railroad Association (nmra.org) says that HO is 1:87.1, while N is 1:160.

I used to have a simple N scale layout on a 28" x 80" hollow-core interior door that lay on a table on one side of my living room. It wasn't much, just an elongated oval with a couple spurs, but it was a lot of railroad in a relatively small space, and it was always the first thing to catch anyone's attention when they came in the room. I had to give it up when my son decided to take over that space for his home office.

I'll have another one someday, when/if my son ever decides to leave the nest.

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

I do have some "N" scale stuff and a 1 by 2 yards board with the track layout of a historic but long gone branch line reversing station - I prefer shunting action over just running trains in circles - as well as a 11" by 30" board with a station and a short track in scale "Z" which is 1:220. However, all of this has been in storage for over 25 years and is probably in pitiful condition by now. I hope to reactivate this hobby when the kids have left.

Gentlemen - N-TRAK

Go to a NMRA meet and "join the fun"

http://ntrak.org/

[USSAmerica]

I'm attending the monthly business meeting of my NTRAK/T-TRAK modular railroading club this evening. [8D]

http://nrmrc.org Website needs to be updated. [:D]