Are Model Trains Made Into This Scale?

[Santa Fe buff]

The scale is 1:64. Does any company make 1:64th scale trains? If so, can I have a link?

[James in FL]

"Google" S Scale

http://www.americanmodels.com/dealers.phtml

[SteamGene]

Good Search (for a train museum)
Gene

[az2rail]

S scale is 1/64th. Some of the companies that make S scale are;
S-Hepler, American Models, and of course American Flyer. there is also a company called P.B.L. that makes SN3.

Bruce

[Santa Fe buff]

Thanks, I thougt it was S scale, but I wasn't entirely sure...

[richG]

Google should be your best friend.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ned=us&q=model+trains+1%2F64&btnmeta%3Dsearch%3Dsearch=Search+the+Web

Rich

[Jim Banner]

Many Lionel, Marx etc. trains are about 3/4 size 0-scale, which makes them about 1/64 scale.  That would make them Sw80 trains (S-scale, wide gauge, 80" between the rail heads.)

[az2rail]

Thats why they were called O gauge, and not O scale.

Bruce

[PRRThomas11]

Yes! 1:64 is S scale.

Here is a link to a website with more links.

http://s-scale.org/links/link.php

-PRRThomas11

[Santa Fe buff]

Thanks!

[glennk28]

Railroad Model Craftsman usually has a page of small ads for S Scale suppliers, and Model Railroad News has a page or two of S Scale.  gj

[PRRThomas11]

Any Time!

[BIG BEAR]

  Hey, All,

    I have found a viable alternative to S guage, it's called On30.
One advantage is the more realistic looking 2 rails, another would be the
smaller foot print or space needed for track.
    I use On30 for a Christmas Village layout, these bldgs. , D-56, Lemax,
etc, are approx. 1/64 scale. I hope I didn't confuse you more.

         Barry

[Woody Elmore]

Barry - S Scale standard gauge is 7/8ths of an inch. That is only a quarter inch wider than HO. The track footprint depends on what you are modeling. Sn3 is 9/16ths - which is about an eighth of an inch narrower than HO.

Regular S Scale trains are a nice size and they all run on two trail. I've never seen three rail S Scale trains. American Flyers ran on two rail.

I visited a narrow gauge convention once and saw a module in Sn3. At first it looked almost like standard gauge HO - the sizes are that close.