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
"I've got my facts pretty clear . . . all I want now is to know what they all mean."