The layouts in the E-Z Model Railroads Book are all for HO scale. Can they be modified for N-scale? If so, how?
Quote from: buehlerr44 on March 12, 2015, 09:57:09 PM
The layouts in the E-Z Model Railroads Book are all for HO scale. Can they be modified for N-scale? If so, how?
There are two ways to approach this.
Option one. if you have say a 10 x 10 foot you take an 'HO' scale plan for a 10 x 10 foot room but build it in 'N' scale taking up the same 10 x 10 foot space.
Option two. Or, you simply build it in 'N' scale on a 5 x 5 foot table.
As these set track plans are designed for set track, all you do is simply purchase the set track pieces in 'N' scale instead of HO scale, it's not rocket science.
The overall size in 'N' scale will be about half that of 'HO' scale.
It's that easy.
I'd prefer option one.
Cheers
Roger T.
Try Anyrail.com, anything is possible with a little imagination, just duplicate the HO plan using N scale trackage.
https://www.anyrail.com/index_en.html
Dear b44,
You may have to lengthen some N straights slightly (i.e., add fitter straights),
as the track dimensions of the two scales (HO and N) aren't perfectly proportional with each other.
The turnouts between the two scales may not be perfectly proportional, either.
Also, there is not as large a selection of pieces in N as in HO.
Just get on the AnyRail CAD program with the N scale track library and see what you can do.
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,17037.0.html
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,27046.0.html
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik