Actually the Forney scales out well at 37n2

The Bachmann On30 Forney scales out well as a 37n2 locomotive.

You can use the same principle of 55n3 for everything else.

I am always puzzled by people who use 1/43 vehicles and figures in Scale48 and think using a 1/35 vehicle with correctly gauged railway equipment in Scale 37 is "wrong". I would rather have the railway correct.

The reason why I investigated 55n3 wasn't about the track gauge but the ability to make early narrow gauge locomotives and equipment using HO mechanisms:

It can't be done easily in any other scale. The fact that the late era narrow gauge can be done with Bachmann On30 equipment was a surprising bonus.

I have a Scale37 "scale:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/37scale.pdf

Remember "It isn't what it says on the box, the object is what it measures".

Harold

Different Scales and Gauges

Harold,

I've followed your thought on what your doing here and I like the idea. I've also perused your web site. Very nice.

I'm wondering if this idea can be applied to N scale to come up with something that is close to HO scale. Perhaps using N scale track width as a true 3 foot gauge and using HO mechanisms. What would the scale be, HO? Something smaller than HO? Something bigger than HO.

Freelancing isn't it great?

Bernd

HOn2 1/2?

TTn3

N gauge is 9mm, so using it for a 3' gauge prototype would mean modeling in 3mm/foot scale.  That works out to a ratio of 1:101.6, which is pretty darn close to TT.  So N gauge mechanisms and track would work for TTn3.

I love the idea of making your own scale, or at least doing something out of the ordinary.  One of the projects on my bench is a 55n3 2-4-2, and I have some ideas for other, larger locomotives in the scale as well.

The problem with 100n3 is

The problem with 100n3 is there is a lack of available equipment and mechanisms to model narrow gauge.

Harold

1:32n20

1:35 scale

There's quite a number of people modelling in 1:35 scale - often a 2' gauge prototype, as 16.5mm track (HO) is very close to 2' in that scale. Many of the models are of small industrial railroads rather than larger prototypes though. I guess it lets people get into more detail.

http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FS32NGModelrail/info

http://heskethscalemodels.com/

http://themodelworksaustralia-com.webs.com/product-page-1

Also try a Google search on Woodie Green's "Mogollon railroad" for a US outline example.

John

"1:101.6, which is pretty darn close to TT?"

TT scale is 120:1 and HO is 87:1 so 101.6 : 1  would be closer to HO than to TT wouldn't it?  N scale track is about .35 inch so it looks like it would represent about 42 inch track in TT scale......DaveB

British TT is 3mm to the

British TT is 3mm to the foot or 1/100:

http://www.3smr.co.uk/

Harold