https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/11/scales-and-gauges.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scales-and-gauges Model railroads and model trains Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/11/scales-and-gauges.html#comment-572 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:36:34 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/11/scales-and-gauges.html#comment-572 This seems to be the common problem of confusing scale with gauge. Scale is how big the model is as compared to the prototype (Z, N, HO, OO, O, etc) and gauge is how far apart the rails are (16.5mm, 9mm, etc). Two different scales might use the same gauge (HO and OO) but they are different sizes and won’t look right when they are put side by side.

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