Mixing N & Z Scales

[Mike P]

Great site, after just finishing my first N Scale layout, I discovered this site, well better late than never.

My question is I am planing a second N Scale layout approximately 40" by 8 or 9 Ft. In one section I had planned on building a small mountain community and possibly using z cale as a narrow guage RR for servicing the mountain community from the N scale RR.

Does anyone think this is fooloshness or has it been done where it does look acceptable?

 

[Fred_M]

Welcome to the gauge. It's has been done and even has a name. Nn3. Search that term here. Mathyro is doing a logging line on his N scale layout as we speak in that gauge. Fred

 

[shaygetz]

Welcome to The Gauge

Click here>>> http://www.urbaneagle.com/slim/nn3faq.html

 

[SAL Comet]

Welcome aboard Mike, I'm thinkin' someone here has tried all sorts of "foolishness" with good results.

 

[ausien]

welcome to the gauge Mike, and yes it has been done before and can look realy good and work well together and as dash said its called Nn3. I was going to do it on the Feather river as a quarrie industry but went with plan N gauge, cost was a major factor for me. have a good one..steve

 

[Mike P]

Thanks Everyone for the responses. I am going to have a go at it.

 

[shaygetz]

I model in HO using N scale for my narrow gauge. Here is some of my past work, the principles are the same. I think you'll enjoy it.

http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=6584

http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=5989

http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=5977

 

[mhdishere]

Mike,
Again, welcome!

Note one thing, you can't just run Z scale trains. (Well, you can, it's your railroad and you can do what you like!). If you want it to look realistic you'll need N scale narrow gauge trains to run on the Z scale track.

Sorry if you already knew that.