Chevron Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Knowing that OO and HO tracks are the same but the scale is 1:76 and 1:87 How do loco's compare to each other side by side? As in how "Off" would they look running both OO and HO loco's on the same Layout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 minister_for_hardship Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Short answer: very. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chevron Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 Cheers... that rules out a lot of American loco's so . since majority is HO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 UP6936 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I run US HO diesels along with Irish oo, and honestly i think it looks fine, especially given that US locos are generally bigger to begin with. What you shouldnt do though is run HO & OO irish or british stock together, then the scale difference would become apparent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BosKonay Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I also have some HO per way kit which looks fine too as long as not too close to the OO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chevron Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 Ah any HO i would do would only be the American loco's. So American locos beside Irish/British Locos should be fine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 UP6936 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Yep, should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 irishthump Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Ah any HO i would do would only be the American loco's. So American locos beside Irish/British Locos should be fine ? Whether or not they look ok is entirely up to you! I have a few HO American locos and freight cars and I think they look fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I have a few HO locos and stock but for me personally they look out of place side by side with the OO . Another thing I could never get my head around is the size of a class 66 beside a 201 the 66 looks tiny even though they are both OO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Broithe Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 There's a 13 to 14% scale difference, depending upon which way you're looking. It can depend upon what sort of thing you're looking at - the Cararama Volvo earthmovers are 1/87 and yet still look 'right' on an 00 layout.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Knowing that OO and HO tracks are the same but the scale is 1:76 and 1:87
How do loco's compare to each other side by side?
As in how "Off" would they look running both OO and HO loco's on the same Layout?
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