Model Railroader Magazine 1938 January Chicago Model Showe

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Model Railroader Magazine 1938 January Chicago Model Showe Model Railroader 1938 January Contents Study scale and gauge, then make your choice The Worlds Smallest Railroad Chicago Shows Date Way Back Topeka, Kansas The Highland & Western Rr 2000 Feet Of Track Boomer Pete Rides The Cab An Engine Terminal Study Scale and Gauge, Then Make Your Choice. CHOICE of scale and gauge, troubles many beginners in model railroading, and the principles on which this important choice should be based seem not very well understood by many of even the old timers. Several times daily we answer letters asking for advice on this question. Often no details at all are given. Obviously no one can give blanket advice on the correct scale and gauge. Were this possible - were 0 gauge, say, the best size - there would not be the multiplicity of scales and gauges which now exist. Even for a particular size of right of way there is no best gauge. The problem is not simple and it is a problem which must, be solved by each individual for himself. It involves consideration of all the reasons you are building a model railroad and of all the means at your disposal. Space for the line is an important consideration all right. But it carries much less weight than commonly supposed. For instance, almost every one of us would automatically say HO for a small and limited right of way. Yet for a man who gets chief pleasure out of building a lot of actual detail into cars and locomotives, O gauge may be much better even with a space as small as 6 x 12 ft. That right of way provides room for testing and for limited switching operations. Not all model railroaders like to build complete layouts or even to run trains. Conversely, a large right of way has always seemed an open invitation for 0 gauge. The smaller gauges, HO and 00, gained their original popularity largely because of their adaptability to small space, but this doesn't mean they can't be used twice or three times as effectively in large space. Using HO gauge in an 0 gauge room may be the finest kind of solution to the model railroad problem for a man who wants to duplicate a countryside as well as railroad equipment. It may be just the thing for a man who wants to run trains and enough of them to simulate the various types of railroad operation with finesse. Price and method of construction may play a part in determining which scale is best for you. Each of us has a definite price level he can afford. Each of us seems to have preferences about materials and methods. Best way to go at this angle is to read the advertising of all manufacturers and then to buy sample kits from those in the various scales whose kits seem appropriate to your desires. Then assemble the various kits and see for yourself. The open minded model railroader often finds considerable pleasure in building something in a different scale from his favorite just because of what he learns about new ways of doing things. Of course the gauge used by your friends and neighbors should be considered. Interchange of equipment is fun. Use of the imagination in connection with this interchange is still more fun. And picking the right gauge may either put you in or out of this fun. But this is only one consideration. Just because X gauge is best for your friend is no reason it is best for you, although it may fit your other desires closely enough so that interchangeability 'of equipment will swing the balance. Next time someone tells you what gauge is best, ask him if he's really thought the problem over from your viewpoint, or if he's only stating his opinion of his viewpoint. All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges Postage rates quoted are for shipments to the US only. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping to Canada and other countries varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 10 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.

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