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Posted by richhotrain on Thursday, October 7, 2021 5:11 AM

Enzoamps

I used to model in HO, but living in a one bedroom senoir apartment, I cannot build a layout.  But at train shows I see the tiny Z scale layouts that can fit in a brief case.  I am intrigued.  

So am I. Good luck and post photos for us to view. It should be a lot of fun.

Rich

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Posted by BigDaddy on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:59 PM

The manufacturers are also the advertisers.  That's an inherent conflict of interest.

Perhaps the are thinking sticker shock.  That was my first thought when I saw the prices of Z scale.  But they need the same types of molds the same type of electronics.  The fact that they are much smaller probably only saves a few dollars on the cost of production.

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Posted by Enzoamps on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:18 PM

Thanks for the replies.  I know I can surf the web and find out, I was just wondering why the marketing was different.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 3:37 PM

No idea why that would be but you can check prices at Modeltrainstuff and other web stores.  While they are a lot smaller, the price doesn't scale down very much.

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Posted by BATMAN on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 3:35 PM

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Z scale
Posted by Enzoamps on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 3:25 PM

I used to model in HO, but living in a one bedroom senoir apartment, I cannot build a layout.  But at train shows I see the tiny Z scale layouts that can fit in a brief case.  I am intrigued.  But one thing I always wonder about:  In the write ups and other things in the magazine, there is never any mention of price.  The major scales usually have a MSRP for DC and DCC versions, etc.  Never on Z-scale.   WHy would that be?

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