An HO house model is typically a physical representation of a house that maintains a precise relationship with the scaled-down ratio of the HO model railroad system (1:87 scale in Europe or 1:87.1 scale in North America). This allows for demonstrating the behavior of the house within the terrain without directly looking at the actual house itself. HO house models are used in various modeling contexts, including transportation models, railway layouts, landscape models, as well as for sales and recreational modeling purposes.
What is the HO Scale?
HO or H0 is a scale used in model railroading, with a scale reduction of 1:87 in Europe and 1:87.1 in North America. It is the most popular scale worldwide in the model railway field. The name HO comes from the "O scale," where "O" stands for "zero," and "Ho" stands for "half O" or "half scale O." The HO scale is primarily used, as mentioned above, in railway-related models. These models encompass locomotives, train cars, trams, tracks, signals, cranes, and landscape elements such as scenery, roads, bridges, houses, vehicles, ports, urban environments, figures, lighting, and geographical features like rivers, hills, tunnels, and gorges.
What Are HO House Models Used For?
The scaled-down HO house models allow for integrating these architectural structures more naturally into the surrounding environment of railway tracks and transportation elements. HO house models can even serve for analyzing locations in terms of natural disasters due to soil conditions and water flow.
