OK US, German, Swiss and Japanese RRs seem to be well represented and easy to find. I found a lead on a UK model - Union Mills, but am waiting for a response. Vadimav's signature "VL-80 - The best freight engine in Russia!" Got me wondering. What other nations are represented in N and where are they available?
Hi Marty, cool: Don't forget about us 'Downunder" in Australia. We have a great range of n scale in state and national liveries. These are available in most hobby shops, online and model train shows. Terry
Terry I'm googling Australian N Scale and I've got a pretty firm grasp of the words common to Merican and English:tb-biggrin:. Yet I'm not finding Aussie stuff, just shops in Australia selling Bachmann and such. Got any links to manufacturers? DOH! I just googled Australian N scale manufacturers and top hit was another thread here!
There are or used to be models available of Austrian, French, and i think Belgian, Italian, and maybe Spanish equipment (locos and cars) from Minitrix and Fleischmann. Dave
We do freelance American, British & German. For British equipment, my favorite source is: ehattons.com from Hattons Model Railways We're also members of the NGauge Society which has a number of kits available to members only: N Gauge Society Home Page There's also a British 2mm Society with some kits available as well: The 2mm Scale Association (In Britain, issues of scale and gauge get complicated ) Cheers, Mo
Mainland Europe (N scale 1:160) and some Japanese models (N scale ?:?) Some info on gauge and scale -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_scale Kato Europa Distribution (Kato Europe Distribution) -> www.lemkecollection.de It is on the back of the jewel box for Kato N scale "Class 66" I bought a few days ago. Post #329 -> http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=112960&page=33 Click on Kato -> Maßstab N Kato and make you choice: Class 66 E-Loks (Electric Locomotives) Güterwagen (Freight Cars) Personenwagen (Passenger Cars) Triebzüge Kato N (Train sets) -> EuroStar / TGV / ....... Diesellokomotiven (Diesel Locomotives) Gebäudemodelle (Buildings) Japanische Modelle (Japanese Models) Straßenbahnwagen (Street Cars) Zubehör -N- (Accessories) Also check out ELECTROTREN -> Maßstab N Electrotren for a few passanger / freight cars. Post #329 -> http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=112960&page=33
UK stuff is plentiful in Ngauge. But it's 1:144 instead of 1:160. Same track, though. US source of Graham Farish (Bachmann UK): http://models11.net/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=255&zenid=4fa2dd40f506646b8651f01cbfe80ef6 I have a 2 car DMU that looks a bit oversized when next to a US train. The Dapol Voyager, being fairly compact in real-life, looks fine.
Kato did the Spanish AVE. I know that that's not the only Spanish model ever done either. No one has mentioned Canada yet.
http://www.northamericanrailcarcorporation.com/home.htm http://www.rapidotrains.com/pan1.html http://www.osbornmodelkits.com/N_scale_railroad.htm http://www.hobbycraft.com/tlt/
At www.euro-trains.com I found... Poland Netherlands Hungary Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia Denmark Luxembourg Italy Spain ...and I only looked at Arnold Trix and Fleischmann.
Hi Marty, No worries with that cool: If you 'google" AMRA you should find a host of info relating to Australian Model Railways. Great you already found a few links and sites to feed your interests. "Happy days workin' on the railways" Terry
This link will give you good idea of what is going on with n scale in Australia. N Scale Modeller (N Scale Modellers Australia) A company called Touch-Rail makes N scale models of Taiwanese trains. I picked up an electric and a diesel loco along with some freight and passenger cars as souvenirs when I was there last year. éµæ”¯è·¯æ¨¡åž‹æœ‰é™å…¬å¸ TouchRail Models CO.
Kato also did the Hong Kong KCRC Ktt (Kowloon Through Train) in the late 90's - two sets, the north half and the south half. The prototype train runs as a push-pull configuration using ABB Re460 locos front and rear and eight Kinki Sharyo double deck cars.
Marty, Colin at Union Mills is not wonderful at replying to e-mails. He much prefers phone calls or letters, but the time difference means you'd have to ring during your morning. I can give you a phone number - +44 1624 852896 Other sources of UK outline are Dapol, Graham Farish (Bach . . .) both mentioned already, and Peco. Peco have been known for years as makers of track and UK wagons (freight cars to translate into American!) but they used to have a "Jubilee" class steamer made for them by Rivarossi. They now make a Great Western Railway steamer of the 1930's themselves. UK prices is around 140GBP. Minitrix used to have a UK range, which was limited, and there used to be Lima. I commented in another thread that you never knew what scale you might get with Lima and the locomotives were dreadful pullers. Danish railways have been mentioned. There used to be a brand called ROCO who had a wide range of European types. Regards, Pete
Brit N is 148, not 144, although anyone wanting an airport will find plenty of 144 aircraft kits. They, and the Japanese 150 items, don't look too far adrift from the 148. I don't have any, so this is only hearsay, but Dapolare not renowned for pulling well. Regards Pete
Yup, Pete has that right. Brit N gauge is 1:148 running on standard 9mm gauged N track. We have all early steam equipment which is prototypically small, and it looks fine next to American and German 1:160. The mismatched scale is a hardware legacy from the size of early N motors and the tiny shells of the engine bodies -- 1:160 bodies just wouldn't fit on the mechanisms. (Same British problem with HO/OO). But since the bodies were designed to fit over the existing motors, they have a similar girth as other nationalities. Discrepencies can become more apparent with larger more modern equipment though. In real life, the British had a Panama-canal problem. Having developed the first major rail system, the tunnels and such were built to accomodate the small engines and wagons of the period. Then they were stuck building to the established track clearances thereafter! British modellers who do want a consistant scale can either widen the track, or shrink the equipment. The 2mm scale (2mm = 1') is probably the most common of the various permutations that have been done. This works out to 1:152 scale, and the track is gauged at 9.42mm. This is why the 2mm Society sells its own track making kits. The 2mm track would be great for anyone wanting to do 1:160 broad gauge track, since it would scale out at about 5'11" wide. 4mm scale is the comparable option regarding HO/OO sizes. For international reading, Peco Publications has 2 magazines. Railway Modeller covers British image layouts, and Continental Modeller covers everywhere else, including Australian and American image: Peco Publications Cheers, Mo
Sigh, I prefer phone and letters myself, hopefully he has an electronic catalog, as I can only find 1 or 2 pics of his 0-8-0. I wll give him a call. Thanks
