> Sun Sep 2, 2012 11:26 am (PDT) . Posted by:"Andre Ming” fox36x
>
>> Sun Sep 2, 2012 8:37 am (PDT) . Posted by:"John Albee” johnalbee03
>>
>> The other point regarding 2 rail O "scale" is that it is 5ft broad gauge.
>> Always bothered me.
>
> I understand completely. It's only 6" too wide, but an O scale model just
> doesn't look "right" on the wide track. The proportion is off by a
> half-foot... and it IS noticeable to some. . .
Andre, you work for a railroad, don’t you? Isn’t standard gauge 4ft 8-1/2in? If
so, O gauge (at 5ft) is merely 3-1/2 scale inches too wide.
I do agree that O scale just doesn't look “right”.
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San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.
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