Re: What to do?

Sailor wrote:
Having faced the reality that I have run out of space for OO purposes
I have contemplated N 55 finescale. The only problem I have, is the
fidelity of the models available on the rtr market. Some of them
appear to be very unrepresentative of the prototypes but my knowledge
is limited and it could be that modern is better than say 1980s
kit. I have presumed 12v operation and that all the point motors
(peco) are transferable.
Any comments from the experienced fraternity ?

12v DC control is the same.
Pedantically, some controllers might be OK with OO but struggle with some
low current N motors. Avoid controllers with harsh PWM feedback systems
(examples would include one or two Gaugemaster models. Gaugemaster are clear
about this in their instructions and sell alternatives which work well with
N. Other PWM feedback controller makers may be less clear.)

Peco turnout motors are transferable.



Quality in N has improved a lot in the last few years, but its still below
what is normal in OO for about the same money.

The best running stuff is diesel outline. Some of the newest steam models
are starting to look acceptable.

Check carefully what you buy is a modern design, not a decades old model
still in production (particularly on steam locos, there are some clunkers
still on sale).

As with any scale, check that there isn't a new much improved version either
on sale, or about to be released. eg. Farish have announced a new 08, and
you'd need a very good reason to buy the old version (at any price) rather
than wait a few months.

Kit quality is very variable, with a lot of very poor quality stuff on sale.
The very best kits are superb.


You won't save money by going to N; rolling stock and locos cost similar
sums to OO. This is because the majority of the cost of the item is research
and tooling. In OO the sales are larger, so the development costs are
spread over a larger number of purchasers.





- Nigel

--
Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/


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