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High Rail
High rail (also called "hi-rail" and "hirail") is a phrase used in Rail transport modelling, model railroading in North America, mostly in O scale and S scale, to describe a "compromise" form of modelling that strives for realism while accepting the compromises in scale associated with toy train equipment. The phrase exists due to the observation that traditional Lionel Corporation, Lionel and American Flyer toy train track sits much higher than finescale track. The compromises that were traditionally made in manufacturing these trains have led to three approaches to model railroading in these two scales. The traditional toy train layout makes little, if any, effort at realism and often makes use of unpainted plastic buildings, particularly the Plasticville brand, and other toys, making little or no effort to disguise their origin. In some cases, the buildings, vehicles, and figures on the layout may not even be the same scale as the train, or each other. Roads, grass, and roadbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Convention may refer to: * Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct ** Treaty, an agreement in international law * Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a certain field who share a common interest ** Fan convention, a gathering of fans of a particular media property or genre ** Gaming convention, centered on role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, video games, and the like ** Political convention, a formal gathering of people for political purposes * Trade fair * Bridge convention, a term in the game of bridge * Convention (Paris Métro), a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the 15th arrondissement * The Convention (The Office), "The Convention" (''The Office'' episode) * Convention (Malcolm in the Middle episode), "Convention" (''Malcolm in the Middle'' episode) See also * Conference * National Convention (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
