09-09-2009, 05:41 PM
2-8-2 Wrote:tetters Wrote:I would say a 3 - 6 inches can equal half a mile. Which probably explains why I miscalculate distances all the time when giving directions...hock:
Not to sound contradictory, but this is probably only the case for basement-sized HO empires if used on a somewhat realistic basis. 3-6 inches, even in N scale, isn't much more than a couple car lengths or the size of a large steam engine.
No problem...My comment was actually more of a tongue planted firmly in cheek kind of remark.