Actually, this month’s “Model Railroader” magazine has an article on just that subject. Their publishing company, Kalmbach Publishing, also has a number of books out for various track plans. Hit your local hobby-shop, or their website: http://www.trains.com/mrr/
ALWAYS do HUNDREDS of sketches on graph-paper, or on one of the wonderful software programs before you start building… it’s AMAZING how many errors in operation and placement you can correct. It’s always simpler to fix those errors with an eraser than moving the track or buildings ON the layout.
In the US, due to the advancements in Heavy Equipment, Strip Mining became the most popular method of mining in the 1950-60′s.
By 1912 surface mining was conducted with steam shovels designed for coal mining.
Though deep mining still went on in places like West Virginia – still does.
N scale is very small. One inch in N scale equals 174 inches in real life.
HO (half O) scale is twice as big. 1 = 87 in real life.
O scale is again twice as big as HO. 1 = 44 in real life.
I am sorry, I haven’t heard of Z scale. I’ve been into model railroading for 3 years now…. and 5 years when I was in elementary school.
I’m going to guess that Z scale is 1 inch = 72 inches in real life, because I see a lot of model cars coming out on the market that are made in this scale. They look out of place on an HO or O train layout. But this is just a guess.
NO I AM WRONG. I just learned on the internet that Z scale is 1 =220. This is a very small scale and is probably good for model ships and aircraft. A train would be VERY VERY SMALL.
Since the Kato model is designed to negotiate set track, i.e. prefabricated straight and curved sections, you shouldn’t have any trouble. However to be doubly sure, check with the manufacturer to find out the minimum radius it will run on as they will usually tell you this in the catalogue.
N scale model train track plans?
Does anyone have any 4×8 track plans for N scale model trains? I would like it to have a tunnel, turntable, and a bridge. ANY help is appreciated!!
how much would 1 mile of n scale model train scale track cost?
Iam doing i project for school and it is reqiuring me to price all of the purchases that i have made on my hobbies and i have 1 mile of N scale model train track and i was wondering how much it would be worth. thanks
What is the minimum curve that an N scale ‘Kato’ TGV model train can make?
I’m looking into buying a TGV model train that is N scale and I would like to know what the minimum curve it can make. I have the Scenic Ridge N scale layout and would like to know if it will de-rail or not when making the turns. Thanks!
building a n scale model train layout, what kind of coal mining equipment was used in 1950-1960?
links please, building coal mine in n scale, need to know what kind of coal mining equipment was available in 1950-1960
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Okay, a mile in N-Scale would be 33 feet. Atlas N-scale Flex Track is $4.25 for 30 inches
SO, 33 feet turned to inches is 369 inches… now divide that by 30 inches and that gives you 13.2 lengths of 30 inch track.
That could be $56.10 for flex-track.
Look at the Atlas website for more pricing: http://www.atlasrr.com/Trackmisc/ncode55.htm
Actually, this month’s “Model Railroader” magazine has an article on just that subject. Their publishing company, Kalmbach Publishing, also has a number of books out for various track plans. Hit your local hobby-shop, or their website: http://www.trains.com/mrr/
You could also check the website Atlas, a track manufacturer: http://www.atlasrr.com/
ALWAYS do HUNDREDS of sketches on graph-paper, or on one of the wonderful software programs before you start building… it’s AMAZING how many errors in operation and placement you can correct. It’s always simpler to fix those errors with an eraser than moving the track or buildings ON the layout.
GOOD LUCK and ENJOY
In the US, due to the advancements in Heavy Equipment, Strip Mining became the most popular method of mining in the 1950-60′s.
By 1912 surface mining was conducted with steam shovels designed for coal mining.
Though deep mining still went on in places like West Virginia – still does.
A quite typical site in the Appalachians this coal washer hasn’t changed in 100 yrs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coal_Washer.JPG
Strip Mining hasn’t changed any either
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coal_mine_Wyoming.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining
Besides the super large Earth Movers, nothing has really changed in years.
http://www.google.com/images?rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7GGLR_en&q=coal+mining,+photos&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=J_AWTfurNKi2nAefhK3UDQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQsAQwAA&biw=956&bih=573
N scale is very small. One inch in N scale equals 174 inches in real life.
HO (half O) scale is twice as big. 1 = 87 in real life.
O scale is again twice as big as HO. 1 = 44 in real life.
I am sorry, I haven’t heard of Z scale. I’ve been into model railroading for 3 years now…. and 5 years when I was in elementary school.
I’m going to guess that Z scale is 1 inch = 72 inches in real life, because I see a lot of model cars coming out on the market that are made in this scale. They look out of place on an HO or O train layout. But this is just a guess.
NO I AM WRONG. I just learned on the internet that Z scale is 1 =220. This is a very small scale and is probably good for model ships and aircraft. A train would be VERY VERY SMALL.
Since the Kato model is designed to negotiate set track, i.e. prefabricated straight and curved sections, you shouldn’t have any trouble. However to be doubly sure, check with the manufacturer to find out the minimum radius it will run on as they will usually tell you this in the catalogue.
N Scale Model Train?
What are the N, Z, O, etc. stands for in model train?
N scale model train track plans?
Does anyone have any 4×8 track plans for N scale model trains? I would like it to have a tunnel, turntable, and a bridge. ANY help is appreciated!!
how much would 1 mile of n scale model train scale track cost?
Iam doing i project for school and it is reqiuring me to price all of the purchases that i have made on my hobbies and i have 1 mile of N scale model train track and i was wondering how much it would be worth. thanks
What is the minimum curve that an N scale ‘Kato’ TGV model train can make?
I’m looking into buying a TGV model train that is N scale and I would like to know what the minimum curve it can make. I have the Scenic Ridge N scale layout and would like to know if it will de-rail or not when making the turns. Thanks!
building a n scale model train layout, what kind of coal mining equipment was used in 1950-1960?
links please, building coal mine in n scale, need to know what kind of coal mining equipment was available in 1950-1960