Z-Scale railways
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Can't think of any off the top of my head but I would suggest the Warley show in November as there's always a few z specialists there. Personally if I were going to think about a layout then I would go for N Gauge - I know the space saving is not as great as Z but it is still substantially smaller than OO and there is much more choice in terms of trains and accessories.
As regards cost then a lot of people associate size with costs but in reality material costs are only a small % of overall costs. When you design smaller this often means using more specialised parts that often cost more than their larger off the shelf counterparts.
As regards cost then a lot of people associate size with costs but in reality material costs are only a small % of overall costs. When you design smaller this often means using more specialised parts that often cost more than their larger off the shelf counterparts.
Antics have a number of starter sets available see here and obviously lots of other retailers as well - modelzone, Ian Allen as well as loads of independents. BH Enterprises are an independent that is dedicated to N Gauge and seem to attend nearly every railway model show in the country.
You've just missed the country's dedicated N Gauge show which is always worth a visit, both for inspiration and for buying. Funnily enough there were a number of Z Gauge layouts as well this year.
You may want to get involved with the N Gauge Forum I've met a couple of the organisers and they do seem a friendly bunch, certainly worth popping in and telling them your plans as I'm sure you'll get good friendly feedback.
Edited for grammar.
You've just missed the country's dedicated N Gauge show which is always worth a visit, both for inspiration and for buying. Funnily enough there were a number of Z Gauge layouts as well this year.
You may want to get involved with the N Gauge Forum I've met a couple of the organisers and they do seem a friendly bunch, certainly worth popping in and telling them your plans as I'm sure you'll get good friendly feedback.
Edited for grammar.
Edited by DieselGriff on Sunday 18th September 15:54
009 is very interesting if you like scenary.
I have seen several layouts based on small prototypes in 4 foot by 2 foot boards.
I particularly like the slate quarries
The advantage with 009 (or disadvantage depending on your outlook) is that you can scratch build a lot of the locos using n-guage running gear.
http://www.009society.com/mems_layouts.php
Have a look at those for inspiration.
Id love to build one but I lack the time, the skills and the patience to learn!
I have seen several layouts based on small prototypes in 4 foot by 2 foot boards.
I particularly like the slate quarries
The advantage with 009 (or disadvantage depending on your outlook) is that you can scratch build a lot of the locos using n-guage running gear.
http://www.009society.com/mems_layouts.php
Have a look at those for inspiration.
Id love to build one but I lack the time, the skills and the patience to learn!
richtea78 said:
Vixpy1 said:
have you seen T Scale 
Wow, that is small!Must keep credit card in pocket. For something I so clearly don't need, why do I want it so much?
www.tgauge.co.uk
Stew2000 said:
Random silly question time...
I was sorting out my old track and found this one by Lima.
Is it some sort of re-railer?
Yes. If a bogie has the front set on the rear off, the check rails will keep the leading set on whilst the outer guide rails will pull the off rails wheels first on to and the back on to the rail. I've not seen one of those for a long time. I was sorting out my old track and found this one by Lima.
Is it some sort of re-railer?
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