I know so many people who have hit for the cycle in Model Railroad Gauges that are most notably popular. But have you experienced this or know someone who has? One of the guys I know has gone from Z scale to 7 1/2 gauge and now he is in to HO and N Scale.
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I have. Started in 0/027 switch to G gauge then HO. Now starting back to get back into O and 7 1/2 Gauge.
OK, the only dumb question, is the one not asked? What is 7 1/2 Gauge?
Brent
I've got 3 rail scale, ho and n scales and have layouts for 2 of the three
7 1/2 inch Gauge is 7 1/2 inches between the rails
Matt Makens posted:7 1/2 inch Gauge is 7 1/2 inches between the rails
Thnaks, Matt
I forgot to put that in my response. LOL
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Used to have HO and N. They both have major mechanical issues.
I've done it several times.
Started in O, went to HO, than N, G, and now back to O. I've got so much stuff in O gauge now, I'll be staying for a while! Between all of that, I was in the real stuff as well as 24" Gauge ride on. While I'm no longer working on or running 24" Gauge park trains, I'm still deeply interested in them as well as 16" gauge park trains from the MTC and AH companies as well as the smaller "live steam" operations. One day I hope to get back into it.
O is my primary gauge but I have standard gauge and a small S gauge on the floor under my layout and even a shelf N gauge layout from my early day's living in my condo.
I'm similar to SJC:
O gauge (Dad and Christmas), to HO, to N, to 2 rail O scale and back to O gauge. No plans of changing as I feel I'm at the sweet spot of cost, availability, quality and interest. I still have G but have not run that in many years.
Charlie
Started in "O", went to "G", stabbed at "O" again this year, but now solidly back in "G".
I currently run O S HO and N on a 4x8 layout.
Just got a Lego train also.
I started with HO about 20 years ago. Had two HO layouts running in my basement. Added an N gauge loop next to my desk in what was then my "office", then a Bachmann "G" set for around the Christmas tree.
When my first son was born, he received a Lionel set for his first Christmas, so that took over the Christmas tree position. Then my second son was born, and that was the beginning of the end for my smaller trains. First, my office became his bedroom, so N was gone. I couldn't leave his Lionel set in the box, so it took over some real estate on my platform in the basement. As time went by, the O just gobbled up more and more space, until I just took down all of the HO equipment and either boxed it or displayed it. Now, my boys have lost interest, and all I buy is O.
BReece posted:OK, the only dumb question, is the one not asked? What is 7 1/2 Gauge?
Brent
The gauge is 7 1/2". The scale varies but is usually 1 /1/2 " per foot.
I have scale size 3 rail O gauge and scale S gauge, but only an O gauge layout. My childhood went from Marx O gauge to AF S gauge.
Age 4 Marx HO, age 5 Lionel O-27, then N scale, next back to HO, again N scale, HO for a few years.......G when it was new......HO layout built......then O scale. Z is cool but tiny dust spot stops a train. Still have all my HO and a small amount of N.......oh and my old G stuff....
Started in 027, went to HO, then to O Scale, back to HO, now S. Why S? S has the detail and running ability along with size of O/O27, but smaller size along with affordability. And with aging eyes, you can see it to make repairs.
I started in HO as a youngster, restarted in N as an adult without the space for a layout, and 'graduated' to O when I got tired of how tiny and fiddly everything was in the smaller scales.
Francine posted:Started in 027, went to HO, then to O Scale, back to HO, now S. Why S? S has the detail and running ability along with size of O/O27, but smaller size along with affordability. And with aging eyes, you can see it to make repairs.
And with S scale you have the largest, most detailed, best variety and affordable cars and trucks on the market. I buy some of the Greenlight and and other 1/64 die cast........NICE stuff.
I started with HO in high school (million years ago). I actually got away from the hobby for a few years, but when I came back it was O scale for me. Heck, at 53 I couldn't see HO scale stuff and I dang sure couldn't see N scale. I will have to admit, the 7 1/2 " looks very cool, but I'm sticking with O.
1st set was O27 Marx from my grandpa. Ran it into the ground. Then years later my grandpa brought over some HO stuff that I ran a lot. Years later he brought over a S gauge train that I run at times. After he passed, I got into N, made my 1st layout with it. When I graduated from high school, I got a job with a company that made 1/4 to 1/2 scale trains for parks that ran on 16", 18", or 24" track. I also helped run the train they owned in a local city park. After they closed up shop, I went back to school to get my engineering degree, and got my son an O27 Marx set from Goodwill. While cleaning it up, I fell in love for the size and now am fully dedicated to O. I still have all the other gauges, as well as my grandfather's 7.5" gauge trains (Which I have run.). O gauge is now my main scale, and will be for the foreseeable future, but I enjoy running the others as well. I've been toying with the thought of putting a loop of G in my back yard...
Started in HO as kid in the mid '70's and spent several decades in it. Long about 2001 I got into On30, wanting to try scratch building and bashing, turning a lot of HO stuff into O narrow gauge. After about 5 years of that I just burned out and was away from the hobby a few years until one Christmas I dug out Dad's old Lionel O-27 stuff. That got me back into trains, first as postwar O-27, but I discovered tinplate and now it's "vintage toy trains" rather scale model railroading.
El Classico posted:Used to have HO and N. They both have major mechanical issues.
Tell me more, please. Thinking of downsizing to coiNcide with anticipated move to a smaller abode in my golden years.
What, me worry?
When I was 12 I switched from Lionel to HO to get the realistic look. When I was 40 I came to my senses and switched back.
Al
Honestly, though, if someone ever made ET&WNC stuff in On3 and I could get a gauging conversion of my ten-wheelers that would be as mechanically reliable as they are out of the box, I'd probably convert my entire layout to On3.
Super-O as a kid, HO when I first got married, G Scale when I lived in Florida, and back to O scale when I moved back to New England
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