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Hi All, I admit I joined just today to reply just to this topic. I started with N gauge and HO and in 1978 fell in love with the miniature world of Z. Z is so much more than a novelty today as has already been stated. To Mr. Big Boy, did you know someone has actually made a scratchbuilt Z gauge Big Boy, pic in the latest issue of Z Track magazine. I loved Z as much 15 years ago as today, that I scratch built a J3 shrouded Hudson and custom decaled 4 passenger cars to match for the 1938 NYC 20th Century Limited, my favorite. I'd be happy to send pics to anyone on request of the detail that can be obtained in Z. The J3 is a rare site in any scale. I'm proud to be able to say I made the first in Z that rivals any larger scale, like I said, I'll be happy to send pics to anyone upon request to prove my point, anything is now possible in Z as any other scale. I'm currently working on making a castable J3 and smoothsided passenger cars to match. <br /> I've seen so many incredible acomplishments in Z lately that is not at all novel. Not by just me but the Z comunity at large. I recently (in the past 6 months) was chalenged to light a AZL SD40-2 with working head/tail lights, and Ditch lights!!! Z scale now has it's first modern Loco with working ditchlights, photos also available upon request, or via a visit to the Yahoo Z_Scale group photo section. <br /> Z gauge is definitly an emerging scale to rival the bigger ones, and I'm glad to be apart of it. As for cost as some have mentioned, I'm not rich, but with the same skills as other scalers posses and maybe a jewelers loupe, It is possible to model any railroad your heart desires in the fraction of the space as the "Big Boys", at a affordable cost. <br /> Sincerly, Michael Hilliard, Wilton, CT USA
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