Came across this in the Baltimore Examiner.
Bet putting the cars on the tracks is a real bear!
First of all, hello, I am new to the forum (and hobby).
I recently visited a LHS and saw plenty of N-gauge material, including some Z-gauge stuff. I was amazed...
Main reason I no longer run N gauge:
I used to have a cat named Lucifer that actually ATE a Santa Fe 0-6-0 switcher off of the layout.
The same cat decided to use her head as a battering ram against a Lionel 2026.
The cat was given to a "safer" household.
So many scales, so many trains, so little time.....
On an O gauge layout, N scale trains look great as kiddie rides. I've seen several O gauge layouts employ N scale in just that way.
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
And some guy tried to tell me his amps were louder because they go to eleven.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Joe Hohmann wrote:I've got news for you..."N" will not fit in a 2x4 INCH space, and neither will "Z" (feet, yes). Joe
Joe,
You are correct about N gauge as it is small but not that small! Have seen it at local hobby store a few times, it is just too small for me.
Lee F.
"No childhood should be without a train!"
I run my Lionel trains and I also model N scale. I know N scale is small........but not that small.
Stan.
THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH.
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
CSXect wrote:I think that most of you missed the point of the original post as it was a givin that the wording was wrong in the add all though there are indeed micro layouts in many scales one I belive was a Z scale switcher that ran on a quarter and apiece of rail the quarter acted as the other rail was cool.
Yes CSX you are correct! I know how big N gauge is, I was amused by the typo of a layout 2 inches by 4 inches
baltimoretrainworks wrote: CSXect wrote:I think that most of you missed the point of the original post as it was a givin that the wording was wrong in the add all though there are indeed micro layouts in many scales one I belive was a Z scale switcher that ran on a quarter and apiece of rail the quarter acted as the other rail was cool.Yes CSX you are correct! I know how big N gauge is, I was amused by the typo of a layout 2 inches by 4 inches
I will have to do a search to find that pic of the coin/rail setup it might have been a dollar coin now that I think of it I am pretty sure it was a link on Thors webpage
anjdevil2 wrote:If I can't see it, it just isn't worth the effort... and believe me this is small enough!!!
Amen, bruddah! My eyes are getting worse by the day. Tough getting old.
N gauge 2 foot x 4.5 foot would work. There was a Z gauge layout that have been built into a standard men's hard shell breifcase. The guy like his trains so much he couldn't go anywhere without them. The lid had the storage comparment for the rolling stock/loco's and the pwoer supply was carefully hidden under part of the scenery with a port in the side for the power plug to attach. I doubt he would get through todays airport security checks.
The record for the smallest layout/train set is proably the one that was made as a micromachine, aka etched into a silicon wafer. While there was a lot of whimsy involved in doing this, the real purpose was to demonstrate the capabilty of micro transport systems using this type of technology. You literally needed a microscope to see it
I recently saw something similar to what you described. These images are from an online store that sells "briefcase layouts."
lol, you can sneak your layout to work.
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