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I went to the National NG convention yesterday in Portland,OR and one of the fine gents from Accucraft was walking around with a new loco they plan on offering next year. The model is a copy of their 1:20.3 Plymouth, but this time it is in 1/32 scale and runs on standard O gauge track. This would scale out to a close 1/32n42, a popular scale in New Zealand for prototypes that ran on 42" gauge. There's plenty of room to narrow the wheels down if a more narrow gauge were to be desired. They also had it on display next to their 1/32 cabbooses and it was a visual treat.
You might recall Russ was a big supporter of 1/32ng in the old Outdoor Railroader (later Finescale) Magazine. It was touted as "the perfect scale", and now I see why. Once you see it, you understand.
The Plymouth has the mass for outdoor operation, but it is a nice enough size you could do a indoor layout with it. Easy on the eyes and hands too.
For those who love critters, this could very likely be the perfect scale.
Sorry, no photos. It's identical to Accucrafts Plymouths in 1:20.3 and O scale.
The Rep said Accucraft is looking at doing many more models in this scale. He was very proud of this little critter.
Congrats to Accucraft for taking a leap in a new direction.
Dave Brown
You might recall Russ was a big supporter of 1/32ng in the old Outdoor Railroader (later Finescale) Magazine. It was touted as "the perfect scale", and now I see why. Once you see it, you understand.
The Plymouth has the mass for outdoor operation, but it is a nice enough size you could do a indoor layout with it. Easy on the eyes and hands too.
For those who love critters, this could very likely be the perfect scale.
Sorry, no photos. It's identical to Accucrafts Plymouths in 1:20.3 and O scale.
The Rep said Accucraft is looking at doing many more models in this scale. He was very proud of this little critter.
Congrats to Accucraft for taking a leap in a new direction.
Dave Brown