Geordiekerryman Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Hi Are any practising Z Gauge modellers known to IRM members Geordiekerryman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 There's an interesting thought... If I remember rightly Z is 6.3mm gauge, so using N track [9mm] in Z scale would equate to around... too much, probably. Shame as am sure diesels in particular might be adaptable. At the other end of the scale have often consider 1:48 [American O gauge] as 32mm track would be very close to 5' 3" and EM track [18mm] spot on for 3' narrow gauge. Wheels then become an issue though. Like most things on the Irish scene, a degree of compromise and scrathbuilding is essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinvara-Train Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 HiAre any practising Z Gauge modellers known to IRM members Geordiekerryman to you need maerklin Z I can help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scots Mac Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hi geordie, just noticed your post. I bought a batch of brand new Tenshodo Z scale steam locos and a Rokuhan diesel .They are superb quality and far better engineered than Marklin. The new Rokuhan track system is superb quality too. I wouldn't like to try to kitbash these into anything else though. Its still my imtemtion to build a wee Japanese Z layout one of these days. heres a pic for you. Hornby OO tank alongside a Tenshodo Japanese national railways C62 4-6-4 and D51 2-8-2. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Scots Mac, that track looks quite like a smalled down version of bachmann ez track, do the integrated ballast sections clip together, or is it via fishplates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scots Mac Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hi UP, heres a couple of pics for you. It is a bit like the Bachmann easy track but the joins are hardly visible. I'll let the pictures do the talking. Check the Tenshodo loco too. Marklin do an American 4-6-2 but leave out trailing truck detail.Not the Japanese. Superb stuff.[ATTACH=CONFIG]10896[/ATTACH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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