Pros and Cons to N-scale

 A while back I did a blog on pros and cons to having a garden railroad. In this blog, I wanna talk about the pros and cons of N-scale, the little brother of HO scale, and one of the smaller scales out on the market. 

Pro: It's size

N-scale's size is perfect for those who are tight on space. N scale's small size makes it easy to fit in more track, buildings, and even scenery for those who want to get the most out of the small space they have. It's also perfect for those who have a bigger space, but still can't fit in as much track or scenery as they want with O or even HO scale. 

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Cons: it's size. 

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N scales small size is a bit of a catch 22. Yes it's great for those that are tight on space, but it's not so great for those who don't have good eyes. There's also some details or features that might be left out or gimped because of N-scales small size. 

Pro: N-scale trains come with sound

Honestly bravo to those who've made chips and the tech parts to make this possible. As small as N-scale trains are, there's trains that do come with DCC sound. 

Con: hard to work on/repair 

Take this one with a grain of salt since I'm not an repair man when it comes to trains, but I'd imagine trying to repair N-scale trains would be a bit of a pain. Again, they're small in size, and there's a good chance you'd need some tools and even a magnifying glass to try and fix some of the hard to get to parts of the trains without doing more damage. 

Pros: much to choose from 

Like HO scale, N scale has a decent amount of manufactures to choose from. Bachmann, Atlas, and Micro trains are the 3 that pop into my mind, and I'm sure someone is going to comment below other manufactures that I haven't pointed out or named. 

While I don't want to see the market for one scale oversaturated, I do think that some variety is good. Don't like Bachmann's N scale train sets? You've got Kato and Micro trains. Want N-scale trains with sound? Broadway Limited it is. 

On the scenery and building end of things there's a decent amount to chose from as well, giving you plenty of options and ideas on what type of N-scale layout you want to build. 

What are your personal N scale pros and cons? Comment below to let me know.