HO Scale vs N Scale Which Is Better: A Practical Guide for Real Modelers
Posted by Tony Marchetti on 29th Dec 2025
I've watched this debate rage in hobby shops and online forums for forty years, and I'm going to tell you something that might tick off the purists: there's no wrong answer here. HO scale and N scale are both legitimate choices, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something.But that doesn'
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Best HO Scale Trains for Beginners: An Electrician's Honest Guide to Your First Layout
Posted by Derek Olson on 29th Dec 2025
I got hooked on model trains the way a lot of millennials did. My grandfather had a Christmas layout in his basement, and I couldn't stop thinking about those little engines circling through tunnels and past miniature buildings. Fast forward two decades, and I'm running HO scale BNSF freight operati
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What Does HO Scale Mean in Model Trains? The Complete 1:87 Breakdown
Posted by Tamara Brooks on 29th Dec 2025
I run N scale. There, I said it. But if you're asking what HO scale means in model trains, you've landed in good hands because I've spent more hours than I'd like to admit helping friends troubleshoot their HO layouts, and I've got strong opinions about why this scale dominates two-thirds of the mar
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