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l008com wrote:There isn't. I ended up googling around for a half hour in the middle of writing this post. It looks like the smallest scale (Z) has a minimum turning diameter of about 12". I have a 4.75 x 58" shelf I was hoping to stick a really small train on. But looks like that's not happening. Oh well. I'll post any way incase theres some special, non standard, even smaller gauge train set out there.
jwhite07 wrote:Even in T Gauge (1:450) a 60mm radius loop would have about a diameter of about 5 inches, but that shelf might be a good place for a Z scale switching puzzle layout. No turnaround loop necessary then. If you really want continuous running, you could install a couple of removable or fold-down/swing out "wings" for the extra space needed for a loop. Better yet, build on a separate piece of lumber or plywood that is designed to sit atop the shelf when you want to run trains and can be removed and put away at other times.
I always thought it was amusing that whoever "named" Z-scale were probably thinking: "well, these are clearly the smallest model trains that will ever exist!! so we might as well just go to the end of the alphabet and use letter Z"
umm..yeah. Image
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