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Deciding On HO or N
James is hoping for some pointers from readers and hopefully he will get the Model Train Help ebook too (as that would be a big help to him). Here is his question:
“I am trying to get into the SPORT with my grandsons. However, I need some numbers like the minimum radius and the speed for various super elevations of radius for the different gauges in ho and n. Can someone tell I am and old civil engineer the answers. Your help is much appreciated”
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Oh boy, a very broad question I’ll try to answer in less then a small thesis.
Personally I would go with HO scale for the fact that the larger pieces pose “less” of a hazard to kiddies then the N Scale.
As for minimum radius and stuff, may I suggest Robert Anderson’s E Book located somewhere here on this site, followed by purchasing ‘Model Railroader’s’ “Track Plannin for Realistic Operation” to aid in starting out.
Actually both books above I highly recommend having used both myself and have been very helpful in helping me answer the questions you had.