Which model train scale is the best?
HO and N scale (below) are the two most popular sizes of model trains. HO scale is the most popular scale for model trains, by far. It’s 1:87 scale, approximately half the size of O scale. Like S scale, it permits a decent sized layout on a ping pong table.
Does Lionel still make trains and where?
Lionel, now headquartered in North Carolina, renamed the old Weaver line Lionscale, and produces the Lionscale product line in Concord, North Carolina. So while China is still usually the answer to the question of where Lionel trains are made, some are made in the United States again.
What does scale do Lionel trains use?
The term is also sometimes applied to all trains and tracks that operate on anything other than true O scale. Most Lionel sets include O-36 curves. When measuring track, the radius and diameter correspond to the centerline of the track. In other words, the actual outside dimension will be slightly wider than the designation.
What size is Lionel train?
Most Lionel ™ trains require at least a 40″ by 40″ space to run, though they come with enough track for a 40″ x 60″ oval. Three other sizes of big trains are also run indoors, although they require a lot of room to run and display properly: Large Scale – these are trains made to run outside.
What does Ho mean for HO scale for trains?
HO is an acronym for “Half O ,” a reference to its approximate size relative to the train scale it overtook in popularity around 60 years ago. HO scale trains, scaled at 1:87 scale, are the most popular size and scale of model railroad in most of the world since the 1950s.
Is HO scale larger than N scale?
N scale is approximately half the size of HO scale. Since that size goes in all directions, an N scale layout takes up approximately 1/4 the space of a comparable HO scale layout. A layout that would occupy a 4×8 table in HO scale can fit in a coffee table. An aging hobbyist will have to give up N scale earlier than the larger HO scale, however.
What does Ho stand for in model railway gauges?
The designation HO stands for “Half O”. Of course if it was actually one-half of O scale it would be 1/96th, but because HO is actually a metric based scale and O is based on English units of measure the fractions become awkward. The model railroading industry says HO is “approximately half O”. N Scale – 1:160