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aussie 57
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Being new to the whole thing I have a question in books it shows that a scale mile in HO is 82 1/2 ft and in N scale it is 33ft. but what does that come do in inches of track to represent 1 mile in these scales
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Aren't there 12" to a foot?
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call me dumb but going by your reply I would have to have 82 odd feet of track to represent 1 mile. which would make a very large layout. is this correct
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In HO scale, a mile is approximately 66 feet, N scale approx. 33 feet.

Yes, this would make for a very large layout if you wanted several miles of track.

Some people use a "SMILE" for a mile, usually using 5 to 10 feet for a mile. This makes it more fun without having to have a HUGE layout.

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Thanks Tom H now I see as far as distance goes scale is thrown out, and you place things at reasonable distance which should look ok.
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I forgot to mention - with 66 ft. being approximately a mile in HO, if your train is running at 1 foot per second, you are moving at approximately 60 miles per hour.
Also, by using "SMILES" for your distance, a mile long train is only as long as the distance you use for a SMILE!
any questions, email me at wilowaytom@aol.com
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Could someone please be so kind as to post the same numbers for the other scales? That would be a great help. TIA.
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