Beat the high cost of On30


hminky

hminky

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I wanted to model the 1870's in On30. MMI is bringing out a 1870's 4-4-0, but $400 dollars, HOLY MOLY!!!!!. The Bachmann Mogul looks silly with a ballon stack when you see it in person, it is an 1880's state of the art loco, not 1870's.

Going back to my original roots and my rubber gauging lifestyle, I found the alternative, Sn3.5.

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Sn3.5 allows realistic models to be built from HO mechanisms. You can only build caricatures or industrial tramways in On30 using HO mechanisms. Mantua Oldtime 1860's are a $7 dollar street value narrow gauge box car. 3-1/2 foot gauge was the original common carrier narrow gauge instituted in Norway and India in the 1860's.

Besides S scale is the one true scale, seriously, it is the best size for layout building, bar none.

Fight the high price of narrow gauge and visit my Sn3.5 page at:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/s_scale/

Thank you if you visit

Harold
 
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Harry, I think you chance scales more then my wife changes clothes!

Looking good, can't wait to see more!
 
jbaakko said:
Harry, I think you chance scales more then my wife changes clothes!

Looking good, can't wait to see more!
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Those of us who rubber gauge are looking for something off the beaten track. It would be nice if I just wanted a NS GP-38-2 in HO gauge, but then no one offers modern cars that are realistic in paint scheme or detail.

The only reason I was in On30 is they offered Ready to Run rolling stock. The prospect of assembling a zillion box car kits or scratchbuilding them is depressing.

I tried Sn3.5 back in the 1970's but there were no easily convertible freight cars. I tried Sn3 in the mid-1980's but the freight equipment was too 1900's Colorado and they didn't have a 4-4-0. Now there is Railmaster in New Zealand but a $600 dollar locomotive kit is out of my league.

Bachmann only wants to build hinky On30 now, only 30 inch prototypes and isn't going to build a 4-4-0. I was going to order two MMI 4-4-0's but when the bill says $800 bucks it causes a tremor in the force. So I have moved on. I have always found S to be the perfect size. I haven't had this much fun since the "ill fated" OO/HO project. That was almost Sn3.5, but there were problems in the execution.

Finally everthing is coming together

Harold
 
Harold Good on Ya, glad you enjoying yourself, it's what makes this a great hobby to be in
 
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