From the beginning of planning it was my thoughts to have a Z scale mining horseshoe on the upper deck of my N scale layout.
Some of those little Z scale models sure are neat
As much as I searched, I didn't find the appropriate locomotives or rolling stock to accommodate what I was looking for to fit that idea.
Maybe it was a good thing. I would have Paid the Piper but that Z scale stuff has some rather healthy price tags
TF
I think it is somewhat common. Perhaps the biggest contingent is the garden railway as the second scale. I by far primarily model in HO and HON3 in Rio Grande and Colorado and Southern in the 30s and 40s. However on a pull out shelf below is a 2x4 80s Era N scale urban layout. That began when we were in a motorhome full time in ministry a couple of years. It gave me a way to continue when the HO was in storage. I don't do nearly as much on it as the HO. Plus I have a G scale caboose on my desk at church if that counts....
Jim
I know a few people who model different scales. Two people on the same layout. I have one friend who has a garden railroad in his yard and at one house on the G gauge has an HO scale garden railroad. He takes equipment from his in doors HO layout to run outside.
Another friend of mine has an O scale 2 rail and a Z guage running on it like a 7 inch guage outdoor layout. Complete with O scale figures riding it.
Pete.
Every now and then I hear someone mention they have multipple model railroads in different scales. Or when someone has trouble deciding on a scale someone will suggest they do both. How many of you actually model in more than one scale at the same time?
Unless you're going for the absolute largest model railroad you can squeeze in and afford, it seems like the best of all worlds. Is it very common and what are the drawbacks? Seems like most of the tools and techniques carry over from one scale to another. Is it actually common and people just don't have reason to bring it up more in articles or is there a reason people don't do it more?