A popular scale of train collectors and railroad hobbyists around the world, HO, also known as H0, is 1:87, or exactly half that of O scale, hence the H in the designation. Many have come to love this scale due to its smaller size which allows it to be utilized in limited spaces for home layouts. Currently, there are over 24,000 different versions of brass models that have been manufactured in HO scale.
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