Post your non-O scale stuff here!
Several years ago, I built a coffee table with windows in the sides and top for displaying a train layout. I chose Z scale because curves in any larger scale would be too tight. At the time, I also built the layout on a removable board, but didn't get around to doing the rudimentary scenery until recently.
Even with Z, the curves are sharp and grades are steep.
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Very nice. Z scale certainly has its place...Merry Christmas. 🙂
Mark in Oregon
Saw one years ago in 'N' scale, in a coffee table. The ends were glass toped, with a wood section between. If I remember right, one end was city, the other country,(?) The ends were circles of track with switches and tunnels running through the wood section. You could run two trains, one in each section, or one train and have it go through the tunnel to the other end. Really neat, not near as fancy track work as what you have !
I built one in N gauge for a pediatrician office awhile back. Wanted the kids to be able to run the trains while waiting. Big mistake. Constant maintenance and repairs. Looked great though.
@WT.Co. posted:Saw one years ago in 'N' scale, in a coffee table. The ends were glass toped, with a wood section between. If I remember right, one end was city, the other country,(?) The ends were circles of track with switches and tunnels running through the wood section. You could run two trains, one in each section, or one train and have it go through the tunnel to the other end. Really neat, not near as fancy track work as what you have !
Part of the decision to use Z was the fact that I could do more than just a one-level oval. Thanks for the comment about the trackwork - it's really just two independent loops folded over each other - the objective was to make it look more complex than it really is.
@Terry Luft posted:I built one in N gauge for a pediatrician office awhile back. Wanted the kids to be able to run the trains while waiting. Big mistake. Constant maintenance and repairs. Looked great though.
I hear you on that. Keeping everything running smoothly is sure to be a challenge. The small stuff is very touchy - a tiny bit of dirt on the track will cause jerky running, and just a little too much voltage will send the train flying off the track. It's really more of a conversation piece.
The layout is on a piece of 3/4" plywood that can be lifted out. It's hard to see, but I put an eye hook in each corner, and along the short sides they're connected by a piece of picture-hanging wire. At some point, I might swap it out for a diorama display in a larger scale.
Beautiful build.
Those appear to be Marklin trains. I highly suggest you try AZL train locos and cars. You could run AZL trains at about half that speed or even less. They run that well.
just a thought.
Bill
I think the real issue with the doctors office aside from kids playing with it was access. You needed to get the glass top off to get to the trains. It was heavy and recessed for safety reasons.
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