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2011年11月3日 · Kato have a few, not sure about Athearn, and Bachmann make a decent amount. Which manufacturer you favour will also be influenced by the location you're modelling. Atlas is entirely American AFAIK, same with Athearn. Kato does American and also a lot of Japanese stuff, being a Japanese company.
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2011年12月28日 · A lot of N scale engines will struggle with a 4% grade....some will handle it. You can do a 4%, you just need to be aware you are creating a "problem" that can only be solved be limiting what you run. And as you noted, 4% with a curve will be an issue....even 2% with a curve can be an issue.
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Apr 17, 2024. #11. I have experimented with Kato N scale Unitrack down to 4.7 inch radius, designed for tram stuff. There is N scale freight equipment that will actually "work" reliably at that radius, where "work" is defined as pulling (not pushing) 3-4 40' freight cars slowly around a semicircle turnback curve.
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2024年10月28日 · Coupler for Athearn N Scale 4-8-8-4 Big Boy NEEDED. Todd1962. Wednesday at 6:49 PM. Replies. 0. Views. 135. Wednesday at 6:49 PM. Todd1962.
Does anyone know of an N scale Stephenson's rocket?
Well-Known Member. May 27, 2023. #8. RIGuyUK said: Thats not N Gauge though Smudge, if you look at the sizes in the description - 380x110x260mm (Locomotive), 310x110x160mm (Carriage) I went with the item description, which say's N gauge.
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2011年12月29日 · The N-scale rail size that most accurately matches the real thing is Code 40 (0.040 inches tall). That works out to between 6 and 7 inches of scale height, about the height of real railroad rails. Code 40 rail is available, but the majority of N-scale modelers use Code 55 or Code 80, finding Code 40 to be too delicate for their liking.
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2024年8月31日 · It was the reason my father (the architect), got into N gauge. He did a huge renovation plan for the Memphis Riverfront in the early 70s, keeping the old building fronts (they were made of cast iron), and after all that work, he realized he would need to demonstrate a metro fast train to get people to the Riverfront with ease.
Which radii did you choose for your N-scale layout?
2016年5月10日 · Short answer - yes 8" is way too short. Long answer - 9.75" is the N-scale equivalent of 18" radius in HO. Considering your space, I would be thinking more like 13" minimum, but attempt to get 15"-16"." So, I take it that most would agree that a 16" radius will be "okay" in N-scale (of course, bigger always being better).
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2012年8月15日 · Z-scale layouts are also expensive, and things like premade z-scale decals are nearly impossible to find. When it comes to N-scale trains, I haven't researched as much. However, I know that everything I stated above would be different. N-scale is cheaper, bigger, and more powerful. With the possible layout size I mentioned, would N-scale trains ...
New database with free layouts and track plans online
2013年10月31日 · And for the N-scale fans - two new railroad layouts with similar track plans were added to the data base recently. See them below: Nathan's Pass Railroad Layout in N Scale. 100x186cm N-scale Track Plan. There are more than 20 N-scale projects in the site now - see all of them here: N scale model railroad layouts.