Any Model Railroaders here??

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Hey Rani how about a fairbanks morse locomotive? Those are fairly odd. Most people see the EMD F7 and F9 in model form. Its the model railroading equivalent of a ford mustang in my eyes lol.

BTW i didnt know you collected N scale. I had a bunch of it i just gave away. All i have left is atlas, weaver, and rivarossi O gage scale 2 rail stuff. Mostly kit built.
 
Virginian FM (FairBanks Morse)O Scale Blue and Yellow, alternate color scheme is Black and Yellow
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So can anyone who has multiple scales, in particular HO & November and anything in the smaller scale stuff possibly take a picture of them next to a hot wheels or Matchbox car to give me a better idea of size?? Just trying to figure out which scale I'd like to get an entry level set in. From a completely green understanding of model trains and a couple nights of researching vendor sites and the forums... I think I'm leaning towards HO or N scale.
 
Here you go.

HO is 16.5mm flange to flange
N is 9mm flange to flange

Now they just came out with "T" gage. Its only 3mm flange to flange. Half the gage of Z gage. This is insanely small.

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DakotaDuster said:
So can anyone who has multiple scales, in particular HO & November and anything in the smaller scale stuff possibly take a picture of them next to a hot wheels or Matchbox car to give me a better idea of size?? Just trying to figure out which scale I'd like to get an entry level set in. From a completely green understanding of model trains and a couple nights of researching vendor sites and the forums... I think I'm leaning towards HO or N scale.
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DakotaDuster said:
Awesome! That helps me understand the size even better yet. Thanks RDA. :thumbsup:
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if you had an HO scale set up and had hotwheels there, the hotwheels are still just a tad big for HO but they can blend in.

Most people probably wouldn't even notice the hotwheel being slighty too big on an HO set up. 1:87 to 1:64

The Hotwheel looks like a mammoth on next to the N scale
 
Yup, that's exactly how after looking at my "new" locomotives I'd have described the scale differences between an HO and a Hot Wheels car.

On another note the Santa Fe unit is a Tyco and the others are labeled as Playart. Still an entry level brand I assume? These particular trains are roughly 30 years old or so. Almost threw them in the dumpster but decided to keep them in case I get a wild hair someday.
 
Rainy Day Auto said:
if you had an HO scale set up and had hotwheels there, the hotwheels are still just a tad big for HO but they can blend in.

Most people probably wouldn't even notice the hotwheel being slighty too big on an HO set up. 1:87 to 1:64

The Hotwheel looks like a mammoth on next to the N scale
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I have close to $6,000 in HO new and almost new everything. mostly ATSF because I worked for them as a car knocker for a while. I would say that most of the rolling stock and engines have never been out of the box. I cannot post any photos at this time because all the boxes are buried in a bedroom. I will guarantee all of the equipment to be in perfect running order. some of the engines are dcc ready and I have dcc controllers as well. there is no possible way of shipping all of this merchandise because there is so much of it. I have buildings, scenery, 9 stall motorized roundhouse and turntable. I prefer if you are interested that you come out and see these items for yourself. I am up for trades not money. maybe an a body with a running v8 and needing a little work that someone is trying to sell in the $3,000 - $ 4,000 range. all of my items are in excellent shape and I would expect the trade to be within that range also. I am a disabled retired deputy sheriff that has had many dealings on this forum, check me out. I want you to feel comfortable with who you are dealing with. I live in Sarasota, florida so just pm me with any questions. you will need a pickup truck to transport all of these items. thanks for your consideration, Brian (scampman)
 
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