Hi Chris; Since narrow gauge engines are smaller than contemporary standard gauge (normally, in the steam era, before someone brings up modern diesels exported on narrow gauge trucks), they don't have to be fully 1/3rd larger than HO scale to work in Sn3.5. The original design was based off a standard gauge engine, Sierra #3, but made larger to fit the motor (and maybe to "look" better mixed with more modern cars - these were toys after all). Narrow gauge followed similar styling. Some models may need larger cabs (too bad Banta left S), but the Tyco 4-6-0 and other models using the same components may be OK as is.
At the end of the day, place the model next to a scale drawing of the appropriate prototype. Whether of not it is the "correct" size will be apparent and not a matter for theory. This is also past history for the most part. Before all the Sn3 imports and Railmaster kits were available, it was the only way to do S narrow gauge without scratchbuilding everything. Look at it as the same as converting AF to scale. Nobody needs to do it any more just to have something to run. They may choose to do it for various reasons of their own. Pieter E. Roos --- On Mon, 11/22/10, Christopher Borgmeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > The OO community claims that all > these same Mantua, AHM/IHC and Tyco locos are perfect for OO > gauge. I'd be suspicious about using them in S. > Maybe Sn2 with heavy modification??? But why??? > They are oversized for HO but not that much. > > Chris Borgmeyer > Westfield Center, OH ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
