My N Gauge.

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Derek Walker
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My N Gauge.

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First pic of my layout... Eureka!
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I still have to do the hill and turntable, and a few other bits..
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Re: My N Gauge.

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Well done! But for those of us not used to N, remind me of it's size in relation to O and HO. Thanks
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Tom Macrery wrote:Well done! But for those of us not used to N, remind me of it's size in relation to O and HO. Thanks
Tom, this is how N relates to HO (N being the small one) Not too sure about how it relates to O gauge tho.
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I'm under the impression O and HO are more or the less the same thing
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Marc, you're thinking of OO and HO. Both use the same gauge track (is it 16 mm, or 16.5?), but I believe OO is 4 mm = 1 foot while HO is 3.5 mm = 1 foot. O is much bigger, I think with 32 mm gauge track.

In linear measurements you can say OO/HO is twice the size of N, and O is twice the size of OO/HO.
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Thanks, Derek. And John is correct - HO is H(alf) O.
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