Reply to "Standard/ Wide gauge prototype model scale"

overlandflyerOGR Forum Member

sncf231e posted:
An interesting question; since I do not have any of the actual standard gauge trains I did a compare in length with my Gauge 1 Commodore Vanderbilt made by ASTER in Japan. My Gauge 1 CV is to a scale of 1:32 and is 91 cm long. According to the CCT review of the Lionel SG CV this is almost 88 cm long. ...

thanks for the input. i would be slightly hesitant to judge the scale of a locomotive by overall length since sometimes the drawbar has to be extended in even the most precisely scaled models unless it can be posed for measurement with an accurate separation. 1:32 scale on #1 gauge (45mm) track is one of the closest scale to gauge matches being less than 0.5% in error.

looks like Lionel took a shell meant for #1 gauge and simply slapped on a wider gauge motor. have to admit, i have less of a problem with widening a wheelbase (eg: 3/16" scale on O gauge track) vs shrinking it as the 1:29 garden scale does.

cheers...gary

12/7/1610:30 AM

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