11-02-2009, 10:46 AM
Harold, the freight cars scale out to over 8 1/2 feet wide. They are also over 8' tall...and 32' long...which is ok. The width is noticeably wider than any 3' gauge car I can think of...EBT combines aside. I think they are for exactly what they are: small, old 3' gauge freight cars...whether they ride on 30" or 36" gauge wheels.
Yes, the scale-gauge combination could work, but the sacrifices in scale are greater than that experienced in modeling 3' gauge with On30...or, if you are getting tired of 31" gauge track, just use On3 or Sn3. The 4-6-0's wheels scale out to an acceptable 39", but those would require massive work (including new driver centers, rods, etc) to turn them into credible 3' gauge locomotives...and that is to say nothing as to the running characteristics (or at least for mine).
Yes, the scale-gauge combination could work, but the sacrifices in scale are greater than that experienced in modeling 3' gauge with On30...or, if you are getting tired of 31" gauge track, just use On3 or Sn3. The 4-6-0's wheels scale out to an acceptable 39", but those would require massive work (including new driver centers, rods, etc) to turn them into credible 3' gauge locomotives...and that is to say nothing as to the running characteristics (or at least for mine).
Michael
My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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My primary goal is a large Oahu Railway layout in On3
My secondary interests are modeling the Denver, South Park, & Pacific in On3 and NKP in HO
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