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Are Model Trains Made Into This Scale?

Started by Santa Fe buff, October 26, 2008, 07:16:39 PM

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Santa Fe buff

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

James in FL

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SteamGene

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az2rail

#3
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
If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.

Santa Fe buff

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


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.)
Growing older is mandatory but growing up is optional.

az2rail

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

Bruce
If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.

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
PRRThomas11- "The Standard Railfan of the World" 

Santa Fe buff

- Joshua Bauer

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

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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
Barry,

...all the Live long day... If she'd let me.

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.