Z Scale is made in Germany by Marklin and in the US by MicroTrains. It is
1/220 proportion (N is 1/160, HO 1/87) but you will find it VERY expensive
compared to N or HO.
Galesburg has to work out larger than 6 x 10 in N..... I can't get my
freelanced yard for Savanna on my mythical Galesburg & Savanna to work out
less than 20' long and I only will be able to hold 300 cars...
Charlie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Franckey [mailto:budapest@g...]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 12:41 PM
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Scale
>
>
> Charlie and List,
> For research purposes, that is so I can keep track of the
> buildings as they
> move around and/or are built and razed, is there a gauge
> track smaller than
> N ? I know the next size down is available but the cost is
> rediculous.
> I've acquired track diagrams of Galesburg yard 1861 and in N
> scale this
> works out to 6 by 10 foot. Does anyone have an idea where I
> would look to
> find an affordable way to reproduce acceptable looking track
> and switches to
> lay around the depot, roundhouses, shops etc.?
>
> Bill Sellic has generously loaded me down with the N scale
> track, switches
> and rolling stock to create early Galesburg. If I don't find a way of
> scaling this down even further, I'll be forced to move one of
> the cars out
> of the garage........ (again)
>
> Thanks, Bill ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charlie Vlk" <charlie@k...>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:34 AM
> Subject: RE: [BRHSlist] Scale
>
>
> > Dale-
> > I had the opposite perspective. In 1965, I became
> frustrated because,
> after
> > getting an LMB O1a detailed for 4968 along with a Trains,
> Inc. NE-1, I
> > realized that I would have to scratchbuild all the Q
> equipment to fill out
> a
> > decent sized freight between the two.
> > So I decided to go into N Scale where my love for the
> Burlington would not
> > drive me crazy with trying to model it....no way you could
> ever be tempted
> > to model a specific railroad in such a tiny scale, right?
> > Well, that lasted about five years. Untold investment in
> brass CZ, E5s,
> > FTs, DZs, and development of kits for 9900, and now,
> manufacturing of mass
> > produced business car "Burlington" and various prewar and
> postwar Budd
> cars
> > later.... I am back modeling the Burlington...in N
> Scale.....but not as
> the
> > primary interest.
> > You are right about the train length... only problem is
> (thank God for my
> > wallet's sake) so far we haven't been blessed with O5, M4,
> or S4 or other
> > Burlington pattern steamers.
> > I can't, in good conscious, propose them for mass
> production, but who
> knows
> > what conversion kits might happen in the future.
> > Now I look at all the wonderful material available in HO to
> exactly model
> > the Q.... and wonder if I was too hasty in jumping
> scales.....but I do
> love
> > the ability to build a linear railroad in N....and if I
> can't do a model
> of
> > Western Avenue Roundhouse in the 40's, it is some
> compensation to be able
> to
> > run decent length freights, even if they are Galesburg &
> Savanna Rwy.
> > freelanced.
> > Charlie Vlk
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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