Old Bob Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I like the look of Rivarossi locos .Would they run on 00 track safely ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howbi Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yes, it's the same track.........HB Standard gauge track is 4' 8 1/2 " which when scaled @ 1:87 (HO) = 16.495mm ....16.5mm as produced..........same track is used for OO but is not to scale as rolling stock is at a scale of 1:76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bob Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yes, it's the same track.........HB Standard gauge track is 4' 8 1/2 " which when scaled @ 1:87 (HO) = 16.495mm ....16.5mm as produced..........same track is used for OO but is not to scale as rolling stock is at a scale of 1:76Thanks for that . Must check my bank balance ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I have an HO loco on my layout that I just liked the look of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Yes, OO Gauge and HO locomotives run on the same track. It's just scale is the difference between the two. The track is the same. Has the same distance of space between each rail, regardless whether or not the track you have, was sold as OO or as HO. I have several HO locomotives and rolling stock and they all run on my PECO OO Gauge track with no problems, at all. GNR-Gordon-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Fryer Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I would liove to haul some interwar wagon LITS behind my 00 Sir Francis Drake like the 2018 brochure cover, and i think these are only in HO so I may be mixing and matching, hwo awful would that look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 They will look quite small compared to OO rolling stock but on their own might not look too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 The problem with running HO scale CIWLsleeping carriages with an OO scale Lord Nelson is that the loco will tower over them (in dimensional terms HO carriages are 4.5 mm too narrow, 6.5 mm too squat and 30 mm too short [12.5%], than they would be if made to proper 4mm scale) . Now you may find that to be acceptable but if I were to do it I would notice it and it would irritate me, so I would regard them as 'awful' . I live in hope that one day somebody will make a reasonably priced version of the CIWL Ferry Sleepers in 4mm scale (Ideally Hornby because they already make the appropriate locomorives to haul them (Lord Nelson, Battle of Britain, Air Smoothed Merchant Navy, 2550hp type HA Bo-Bo electric (AKA class 71)). Some were sold by one of the magazines a few years ago but as I recall they were very expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrow Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I run both, as have Riverossi, MTH, and some american Bachmann stuff. Does not look out of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I have some Lima h0 wagons and they are noticably smaller than an 00 equivalent.If I ever see my boxes again from storage I will post side by side pictures.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrow Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Could be a tad of a wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Fryer Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 OK so that's a no then, thanks for setting me straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelrow Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 It’s your layout todo as you wish. run whatever floats your boat. Most of us do. That’s the fun of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Rule 1 applies - it's your railway and you can do whatever you want. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 No it is not a no. Your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellocoloco Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 @Friendly Fryer Not quite a Lord Nelson and CIWL, but a Jubilee and 1928 Rhinegold coach.... /media/tinymce_upload/67fc87aa833a4cc3286c8bcc74e52523.JPG This will give you some idea of what your proposed combination will look like before you buy anything. The larger load gauge of the European railway stock goes some way towards mitigating the scale difference. As the other guys said, its your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I have a mixture of both really. The Bachmann Thomas range is listed as HO, but the majority of the rolling stock has been taken from the UK Bachmann Branch-Line range, but have been toned down a lot, detail wise. As for the locomotives, they are very HO and agaist the Hornby locomotives which are OO, you do really notice the height difference, when together. GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I have 2 lima Sets (which me Dad gave me when I was about 8 yrs old) & on both sets it says H0 Scale & also 1 Airfix Set which say 00 Scale (which also me Dad gave me when I was about 8 yrs old) & I've been mixing the locos & Track for years now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mennell Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I bought a oo gauge Lima Class 33 from ebay. When it arrived it turned out to be HO! Contacted the seller who had no idea and apologized for the mistake. In fact, he offered to refund my money and said I could keep the loco. I declined the offer but kept the loco as I quite liked the idea of collecting some HO. Since then, I have aquired a few locos. Buy and run what you like. The gauges do not match in size but you don't have to run them at the same time do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I have some Lima h0 wagons and they are noticably smaller than an 00 equivalent.If I ever see my boxes again from storage I will post side by side pictures. Here are a couple of them next to a 00 brake van. I do like the h0 couplings./media/tinymce_upload/3f02bcdd580b7c13fa73c1c783975163.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/4155c49c7523080b3075e93fdd240910.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Any problem with the compatibility of the couplings ? I must say there are some splendid looking locos available in HO but not in 00. Notably some U.S and German locos which I rather fancy but have not taken the plunge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellocoloco Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 @Jimbopuff Regarding couplings, any modern European loco is most likely to have NEM pockets so you can easily swap to a coupling of your choice. US outline locos are likely to have NMRA boxes which are designed for Kadee/X2f hook-horn types. It would be easier to couple these to OO stock with a NEM pocket by using a NEM Kadee in the OO wagon/coach. At a push, Hornby type couplers will 'hook' into European style Hook/Loop types but it won't be very reliable or look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I purchased a GP40 Loco whilst I was in America a couple of years ago, just because I liked the look of it and it couples up perfectly with a Kadee that I fitted to a van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 @ ellocoloco Thanks for your info. It looks as though European locos would be a better proposition then, as regards couplings. I will keep that in mind, since I am not into Kadee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitter Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 hi, so , how do you think the HO locos' and running stock look against buildings , water towers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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