Let's not forget that N Scale also made modular railroading popular. Train shows would be very different without it...
Right On! Lord Zox! N trak has been takin' it to the streets for almost four decades! Now train shows also have those "Johnny Come Lately" HO and O scale modules, I've even seen G and S gauge represent. Follow the leader!
And how about this little world traveler...
Yup, N Scale is truly the "universal language!"... Keep those pictures coming... Represent!
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Modeling the Rio Grande Southern First District circa 1938-1946 in HOn3.
Thanks Dave for those great pictures. Your PRR N scale certainly has great scenes.
CZ
Sir MadogCelebrate? I think, the correct would be "Mourn"!N scale has come a long way in those past 50 years. Arnold was not considered to be a serious competitor in the market of model railroading. Only after Trix/Minitrix and Fleischmann/Fleischmann piccolo joined in, N scale started to grow rapidly in Germany. In terms of detail and quality, N scale has now reached the status which HO scaled had in the late 80´s - and that´s pretty dang good!
Celebrate? I think, the correct would be "Mourn"!
N scale has come a long way in those past 50 years. Arnold was not considered to be a serious competitor in the market of model railroading. Only after Trix/Minitrix and Fleischmann/Fleischmann piccolo joined in, N scale started to grow rapidly in Germany. In terms of detail and quality, N scale has now reached the status which HO scaled had in the late 80´s - and that´s pretty dang good!
Actually, for a time I think N-scale almost surpassed HO in terms of detail. Well perhaps the level of detail was the same, but in N-scale the moulding had to be much finer. Now, of course, we are blessed with much higher quality HO products too as manufacturersin that scale also adopted the newer production techniques. Now if only we could eliminate the sloppy errors that still occur in painting layouts and such.
John
Enough powlabbering... More Pictures!
Not only can you buy more now in N scale... there's some pretty good modeling to be done as well! More! MORE!
Are you sure this is N scale?
Unbelievable - I am deeply impressed!
Hi Lee,
I beleive some pics I didn't have published yet of my Maclau River.
Some scratchbuild details in Nscale....(working ladder for my roundhouse)
Happy next coming 50 years Nscale.
Marc
In the town of Newton on the WR&N IV:
A scratchbuilt fire escape:
A working barber pole:
A functional excavator:
Here's a video of the excavator working: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QsdXoTmmTM
My first couple of photos I did not take, and the layout was not mine, but the trains are.
And now a shot of some of my stuff on Vollmer's layout:
And, of course, we can't get by without some N narrow gauge:
Scratchbuilt Nn42 Dismal Swamp RR flat car.
wm37981960 is the yearYou've come a long way, Baby!
1960 is the year
You've come a long way, Baby!
I've been good friends with N Scale ever since N's 12th Birthday Party!
Conemaugh Road & Traction circa 1956
Here are some from me,,,Njoy!!!!
adios fer now, Wyatt
David K, the excavator is a brilliant work of engineering and imagination... Great stuff here... and yes, I can vouch, it's all N scale! Who else has some N scale modeling to show? I'd like to see some more N trak modules, too!
Seems the one photo rule is shot to pieces, so here's some of my favorites off of my photobucket.
(these last two are my first layout I got close to completing and also were taken back when both my camera skills were lacking and I didn't have an airbrush (the NW diesel is factory paint)
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
Though I'm in HO, I've been watching and admiring N-scale for a number of years, and it's remarkable to see the growth of the scale. And really gratifying to see the number of N-scale modelers who have produced layouts that are the equal of any other scale in detail and concept.
Cute story about N-scale. My Department Chair where I teach is an avid N-scaler. Two years ago he came into my office with his Kato "California Zephyr" to show me. We set it up on my desk. Ran it during lunch period. Amazing train. This year he came in with his "Coast Daylight". I grinned and said, "Just leave it here, I'll take care of it." He stared at me, then cracked up. "Not on your LIFE!"
Believe me, you N-scalers often get absolutely astonishing things before we HO'ers do.
So, you people, and a great many more. Beautiful scale, and it's just growing, growing, GROWING!
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
How will Model Railroader be celebrating?
By doubling their content from one to two pages per issue!
Around about 1966 or 1967 Aurora had commercials on "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Story" on TV. That year they advertised their "Postage Stamp Trains" and that's where the bug bit me. Too bad now my eyes just aren't up to it and I am in HO. Lots of memories, though.
Now that's irony! Your eyes aren't up to working on the N scale trains you saw while watching Mr. Magoo!
I wonder if the younger readers will understand why that's funny!
Great story. Any more out there?
wm3798Great story. Any more out there?
Hi again Lee,
An aerial shot of my now working project nearly finished, a kitbash of a Nscale Walthers ice house and platforms.
The ice house will include all the details for connecting her to the platforms.
I also modified in the same time this Walthers ash pit whith a new house to get her a less modern look.
See more pictures in the WPF february 6-7 post.