Quote from: Skarloey Railway on July 20, 2014, 08:13:03 PM
There is an issue with an On30 model in that British O scale is 1:43 (7mm=1ft) whereas US is of course 1:48.
I am aware of the scale issue. There are 3 possible O scales for O narrow gauge, 1:48 (american), 1:45 ( european) and 1:43 (british). One possibility would be to use 1:45 as a compromise - not too far out for anybody. Alternatively produce in the scale of origin and let people live with the difference, which is what Bachman europe seem to be doing, Liliput (Bachmann Germany) produces HOe, which is the same as HOn30, i.e. 1:87 on n gauge track. Which would probably mean a 1:43 Baldwin 4-6-0t, as they were produced for the british Army. I could live with that.
Hamish