How does gauge and scale actually work in "simple terms"? Will an 0-31, 0-72, or O-54 gauge work on 0-27 gauge track? Or just O track? Need details.....
and what does minimum radius mean?
-thanks
Posted by MOPAC1 (Member # 80) on :
You're mixing terms. There is a difference between scale and guage. Scale is a measurement of proportion. For instance N-scale is 1:160, or 1" on a N-scale locomotive equals 160" on a real-life unit. Guage is the measurement between the rails of the track. In N-scale, the guage is 9mm between the rails. So if you have 0-27 track, you should use 0-27 cars. Robert
Posted by MOPAC1 (Member # 80) on :
I forgot your second question. "Minimum radius" is a term to describe the tightest turn possible on a layout. Some use it to describe their layout, such as "a minimum radius of 24-inches", means that they took great pains to design the layout so you will never encounter a sharper radius than that anywhere on the layout. This is only really important to know if you were going to take some trains over to a friends layout. If he has sharp curves, leave the autoracks and AmTrack fleet home. Minimum radius can also describe the sharpest curve your trains can handle with out derailing. Remember, just because a train can make it around a curve, doesn't mean it will look good doing it. Robert