Original model motoring was true 1/87 aka HO scale though right? I think original cars had it marked on the boxes. Then they went to 1/64 and it stuck.
@@jeffnorbert1871 I measured my tuff ones javelin and it's 17 scale feet long with a wheelbase of right around 10 feet. The real one was 15.7 ft long with wheelbase of 9.1ft or so. Much closer than today, but still larger than 1/87th. And I was wrong, the original boxes didn't say 1/87th, they say HO Scale.
The ho scale designation comes from the track, not the cars. The track actually is to scale. The cars never have been. If you take 2 actual ho scale cars, and put them at the slot in opposite directions, and imagine a yellow or white line down the middle, its about right. I think thats still a holdover from the brief period where these tracks were meant as railroad scenery. Model Motoring actually still had the white line.
@slotcarsandhotrains It’s always been noticeable- I try not to let it bother me. But it makes it very difficult to incorporate trains. Did you like the Tomy minis that are actual HO scale. I like your channel!
@@nitromancer6460 They're pretty cool, unfortunately I don't have any. They would look great with the train.. I like to run tjet size cars with the train since they closer in scale than the newer cars which I think are larger than 1:64 scale. Thanks for the kind words.
The borders are old Aurora “speed corners” for the 9” & 6” curves. The larger ones are old Aurora 1/32 scale ones that I modified. If I was to do it over I would use these: viperscaleracing.com/?s=Border&post_type=product&type_aws=true
The slight banking is cool but they never made a transition to a straight border. The Tyco ones are nice & wide. In the 70s Tyco Pro had some 12” that had a little retaining wall on the outside edge.
That’s what I have only brown since the Hopper set had tan colored track They have a clip on cardboard wall with graphics I’m going to replace the cardboard with clear table protectors to keep the cars from flying off the track I have those borders on each end of my strait away I’m rebuilding my layout It was 17’ long when I had a basement It will be just under 16’ on my current project to have it modular and transportable with the largest pieces 4’ x 4’ The base is tri oval shape with the two sides consisting of windy twist backs as it climbs up then down in elevation I had a banked speedway before that but I tore it apart because not all cars can use a banked track I use the old AFX semi trucks and trailers to tweet the track to have a more gradual elevation and to add just the right amount of tilt in the turns
Good information like the cars keep it comings 😊😊😊
Thanks
Great information thanks! 🚗💨
I’m glad you liked my modest video.
Original model motoring was true 1/87 aka HO scale though right? I think original cars had it marked on the boxes. Then they went to 1/64 and it stuck.
No they are bigger than 1/87. More than a little at that.
@@jeffnorbert1871 I measured my tuff ones javelin and it's 17 scale feet long with a wheelbase of right around 10 feet. The real one was 15.7 ft long with wheelbase of 9.1ft or so. Much closer than today, but still larger than 1/87th.
And I was wrong, the original boxes didn't say 1/87th, they say HO Scale.
The ho scale designation comes from the track, not the cars. The track actually is to scale. The cars never have been. If you take 2 actual ho scale cars, and put them at the slot in opposite directions, and imagine a yellow or white line down the middle, its about right. I think thats still a holdover from the brief period where these tracks were meant as railroad scenery. Model Motoring actually still had the white line.
Some of the Marchon MR1s that were made are really big!
Agreed.
So called HO scale is all over the place. That irks the hell out of me.
@slotcarsandhotrains It’s always been noticeable- I try not to let it bother me. But it makes it very difficult to incorporate trains. Did you like the Tomy minis that are actual HO scale.
I like your channel!
@@nitromancer6460 They're pretty cool, unfortunately I don't have any. They would look great with the train.. I like to run tjet size cars with the train since they closer in scale than the newer cars which I think are larger than 1:64 scale.
Thanks for the kind words.
Where did you get those corner borders for the track?
The borders are old Aurora “speed corners” for the 9” & 6” curves. The larger ones are old Aurora 1/32 scale ones that I modified.
If I was to do it over I would use these:
viperscaleracing.com/?s=Border&post_type=product&type_aws=true
Thanks
I like the profile of those
I have a few flat ones that came with the Tyco hoppers set
The slight banking is cool but they never made a transition to a straight border. The Tyco ones are nice & wide. In the 70s Tyco Pro had some 12” that had a little retaining wall on the outside edge.
That’s what I have only brown since the Hopper set had tan colored track
They have a clip on cardboard wall with graphics
I’m going to replace the cardboard with clear table protectors to keep the cars from flying off the track
I have those borders on each end of my strait away
I’m rebuilding my layout
It was 17’ long when I had a basement
It will be just under 16’ on my current project to have it modular and transportable with the largest pieces 4’ x 4’
The base is tri oval shape with the two sides consisting of windy twist backs as it climbs up then down in elevation
I had a banked speedway before that but I tore it apart because not all cars can use a banked track
I use the old AFX semi trucks and trailers to tweet the track to have a more gradual elevation and to add just the right amount of tilt in the turns
Nice video good info
@Gwirex Thanks! These little slot cars are a lot of fun but they aren’t scale.
What does HO stand for?
@mortenbears2240 Good question. It mean half of O gauge which is 1/43 scale.