12-15-2018, 02:11 PM
Was asked why not HO?
We now have our Scale172 trains running. Simple mods to HO equipment gives us narrow gauge in a larger scale in the 1870s. This was my reason for doing this. All the other scales can't give me easy 1870s narrow gauge.
![[Image: train_1.jpg]](http://www.chainsawjunction.com/172n4/image/train_1.jpg)
![[Image: train_4.jpg]](http://www.chainsawjunction.com/172n4/image/train_4.jpg)
Adding 28" HO wheels gives us Scale172 20" wheels and completes the look of early narrow gauge.
![[Image: train_2.jpg]](http://www.chainsawjunction.com/172n4/image/train_2.jpg)
The far right wheel on the ore car is a HO scale 33" and demonstrates the difference. A really D-oh! moment, wondered why I had an extra wheel set.
![[Image: train_3.jpg]](http://www.chainsawjunction.com/172n4/image/train_3.jpg)
The ore car give us an early coal car. The smaller wheels look good.
Harold
We now have our Scale172 trains running. Simple mods to HO equipment gives us narrow gauge in a larger scale in the 1870s. This was my reason for doing this. All the other scales can't give me easy 1870s narrow gauge.
Adding 28" HO wheels gives us Scale172 20" wheels and completes the look of early narrow gauge.
The far right wheel on the ore car is a HO scale 33" and demonstrates the difference. A really D-oh! moment, wondered why I had an extra wheel set.
The ore car give us an early coal car. The smaller wheels look good.
Harold