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Who ever said Z is too small?????

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FJ and G
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Posted by FJ and G on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:46 AM
I think Z is terrific; however, it tends to be pricier than N, which isn't that much bigger relatively speaking. If I were to design something small, N would be my choice. OTOH, if you had a fairly large room and wanted to recreate a lot of railroad, then you could use Z and have at least a couple dozen miles of 1:1 track represented.
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Posted by underworld on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:14 PM
 Daniel Lang wrote:

It looks like the train runs in a slot with the motor underneath.  The two bridges connect the inner and outer sections together.  It is not the smallest slot train layout, however.

This one is approximately 1/12,000 scale:

http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/clinic_08.htm

 Daniel Lang

 

 

That is great! reminds me of the Tiny Trains they are 1:900 and run on a similar design.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:04 PM

It looks like the train runs in a slot with the motor underneath.  The two bridges connect the inner and outer sections together.  It is not the smallest slot train layout, however.

This one is approximately 1/12,000 scale:

http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/clinic_08.htm

 Daniel Lang

 

 

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Posted by underworld on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:44 PM

I was talking to somebody yesterday that said it was supposed to be 1:450.

 

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Posted by palallin on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:57 AM
There is a fairly popluar (miniatures) gaming scale of 1/384. . . .
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Posted by lionelsoni on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:21 AM
I noticed that.  It seems strange that they would pretend in modeling that their usual narrow gauge is standard, when they use it for everything but the shinkansen.  Yet, when I lived in Japan as a kid, I did have a three-rail O-gauge, O-scale model of a Japanese train, which I never questioned at the time.  So maybe that's a Japanese convention.

Bob Nelson

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Posted by palallin on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:05 AM
The site mentions aircraft accessories in 1/455 scale, approximately correct if the track represents US standard gauge.
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Posted by lionelsoni on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:52 AM

I wonder what the scale is.  A gauge of 3 millimeters would be 1/355.6 for Japanese prototypes, which use a 3.5-foot gauge.  Perhaps 1/360.

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:11 AM
Z works well enough for me. I've been modeling in Z since just about the time it was introduced by Marklin.  Nowadays, most of what I buy comes from Micro-Trains, although the number of manufacturers and after-market suppliers in Z has grown significantly in recent years.  I'm not at all interested in anything smaller.
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Posted by edkowal on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:33 AM

 underworld wrote:

Take a look at this!!!

http://www.kk-eishindo.co.jp/

True pocket railroading!

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With respect to the title of this post:

None that I am aware of.

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Posted by underworld on Monday, February 12, 2007 9:01 PM

Oh yeah, the sets are supposed to sell for 5000 Yen....that's about $41!!!

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Who ever said Z is too small?????
Posted by underworld on Monday, February 12, 2007 9:00 PM

Take a look at this!!!

http://www.kk-eishindo.co.jp/

True pocket railroading!

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