02-01-2010, 03:45 PM
Okay thanks again, Brakie!
What I was thinking was that I wouldn't be able to accurately spot N scale equipment and easily couple/uncouple for a switching setup. I am used to HO and even with their "horn hook" couplers, you could easily play brakeman and uncouple with a long thin screwdriver. With N scale, I don't know. But I do realize that if all my rolling stock had the "new" (to me anyways) knuckle couplers over magnetic tracks, then switching would be a lot easier. One step at a time, I guess.
You're right, the N scale IS starting to look a bit larger as I go along! Good point, Brakie!
Great to hear that 2-8-2's and 4-6-4's would run on 11.5's, too! I read that Kato warns that "six axle" locomotives need a minimum of 9.75" radius (??) So I guess that a 2-8-2 is a 6 axle loco and a Hudson would be seven axles?? Is there a chart or a link somewhere that describes the locomotive size vs the track radius??
I still have lots to learn, but I'm sure I'm in the right place here!
Thanks for putting up with my newbie questions.
All best, and having fun,
Joe
What I was thinking was that I wouldn't be able to accurately spot N scale equipment and easily couple/uncouple for a switching setup. I am used to HO and even with their "horn hook" couplers, you could easily play brakeman and uncouple with a long thin screwdriver. With N scale, I don't know. But I do realize that if all my rolling stock had the "new" (to me anyways) knuckle couplers over magnetic tracks, then switching would be a lot easier. One step at a time, I guess.
You're right, the N scale IS starting to look a bit larger as I go along! Good point, Brakie!
Great to hear that 2-8-2's and 4-6-4's would run on 11.5's, too! I read that Kato warns that "six axle" locomotives need a minimum of 9.75" radius (??) So I guess that a 2-8-2 is a 6 axle loco and a Hudson would be seven axles?? Is there a chart or a link somewhere that describes the locomotive size vs the track radius??
I still have lots to learn, but I'm sure I'm in the right place here!
Thanks for putting up with my newbie questions.
All best, and having fun,
Joe