| Many people, young and old, have been captured by | | | | the HO scale. The TT scale is slightly larger than an N |
| the magic of toy trains. Building model trains is just | | | | scale model train, with a ratio of 1:120. The Z scale is |
| more than just laying out a track and getting that | | | | one of the smallest model trains available. With a 1:220 |
| locomotive to run around it. There are many interesting | | | | ratio, it is even much smaller than the more common N |
| things that you could do with model trains including | | | | scale model train. |
| designing and building train tracks. You can add | | | | One thing that keeps enthusiasts coming back for |
| scenery on the track to make it more interesting and | | | | more of the model trains is that they can custom |
| visually appealing. There are many things that you | | | | design their very own scenery. You can make |
| could learn in the hobby of building toy trains like the | | | | scenery that accurately portrays what the train's real |
| scales and gauges that these trains come. | | | | purpose is. You can make a track that is just very |
| The scales of the toy trains describe the size of the | | | | simple, or you could design the whole track like a |
| model in comparison to the real-life train. Currently, | | | | lumber yard in the forest with a big train chugging |
| there are four dominant scales of trains. From the | | | | along. |
| biggest to the smallest, the scales are the G, O, HO, | | | | The scenery for the layout of your track can include |
| and N scales. G and O scale trains are of the larger | | | | anything that you might like. If your model train is a |
| variety. They have ratios of 1:22 and 1:48 respectively, | | | | passenger train, you could even put a lay-out of a city |
| which makes them very good models if you want | | | | near its tracks. You could also add mountains, trees, |
| your trains to be accurately detailed. | | | | tunnels and other stuff to make the layout more |
| The HO and N scales on the other hand are the | | | | authentic and real. |
| smaller scales. The HO model has a 1:87 ratio, while | | | | Track layouts allow you to squeeze your creativity |
| the N scale has a ratio of 1:160. The HO scale is aptly | | | | and really push it to the limit. You could have a simple |
| named because it is roughly half the size of an O | | | | oval track, or you could even make ones with many |
| scale train. The N scale is even smaller. It is about half | | | | turns and inclines. Just make sure that your turns are |
| the size of an HO model, so its tracks can occupy a | | | | wide enough so that the train will not derail at high |
| much more limited space compared to the other | | | | speed. |
| models. | | | | Model trains are really an exciting way of expressing |
| These common scales are not the only ones you | | | | your creative self. Children and grown-ups alike would |
| could find for model trains. There are also less | | | | surely want to see the trains that they built chugging |
| common scales like the S, TT, and Z scales. The S | | | | along the beautiful scenery of their tracks. |
| scale has a 1:64 ratio, which makes it a bit bigger than | | | | |