https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships Model railroads and model trains Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:34:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html#comment-56756 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:34:54 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6434#comment-56756 Scale seems always 2 be an issue. I have some 1/14 scale construction RC models that I wanted realistic scale drivers 4 my solution was to use a 3D printer tl make the right one.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html#comment-56655 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:44:19 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6434#comment-56655 I have seen a model railway layout which used continuously slightly smaller scales toward the back for a very effective great perspective depth.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html#comment-56654 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:39:58 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6434#comment-56654 Many kits are labelled as HO/OO, so I suspect they may actually be somewhere in between. I think many modelllers use a mix of HO (1/87), OO (1/76), and 1/72 (many model aircraft & military vehicle kits). It just depends how fussy you want to be. Smaller scale models at the back of a layout diorama can fit very well as a touch of false perspective.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html#comment-56642 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:31:46 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6434#comment-56642 SInce HO is 1/87, you should use 1/87. Not any other. 1/100 is too small.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html#comment-56633 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 04:11:00 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6434#comment-56633 Thank you both for the insight. It didn’t occur to me, but I’m guessing that 1/100 wold be a better choice, correct?
Rich

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html#comment-56628 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 01:36:22 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6434#comment-56628 Hi Rich…I’ve built countless models over the years, many 1/72 scale, and used a few on my HO set. They are a noticeably oversized but I placed a few small bi-planes in a field on my set and it was acceptable…. ( to me).

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/01/ho-scale-aircraft-and-ships.html#comment-56555 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 19:46:04 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6434#comment-56555 Rich; 1/72th is quite a bit larger than 1/87th. As a retired Coastie, I am planning on having a port and Coast Guard station. It will have to be a Small Boat Station (32′ to 41′ boats) since a model of a 210′ cutter at 1/87th would still be about 2.5′ in length. Using 1/72 in the foreground could give an illusion of greater depth to the scene: forced perspective.

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