Coreless motors and flywheels have made all the difference. It's far, far better to be a Z scaler in 2012 than an N scaler in 1977! Plus, Z has...
Thanks, John! I hadn't thought of the Life Like chassis, which I have two of, but I have four Kato RS2 chassis - so I'll try one of each and see...
Hello All, I'd like to check and see if anyone has had any experience with repowering an Atlas/Kato RS3 (circa 1983) with a Kato RS2 chassis...
Yes, congrats to Rokuhan indeed! Why Z scale was constrained by the Marklin track geometry for so long remains a mystery to me. Rokuhan has my...
Joe, that is indeed welcome news! Good to hear the Fs will be made in the States, such a decision merits much encouragement. The glazing, horns,...
It's all in the couplers Sadly the Marklin Z coupler, like the venerable Rapido N scale coupler before it, just doesn't lend itself to switching...
Meh Coreless motors, flywheels, LEDs, snap-in DCC - tough to live without them once one gets used to them. The best news here is there's now more...
Larger Radii Curves Happily Rokuhan is releasing the R245-30 and R270-30 curves, which were amongst the suggestions I had made to MTL at...
Ugh! So I understand the business argument behind the PC and Amtrak Ph I releases - they both allow Kato to repaint existing models for greater...
This is great news for Z. Those wider radii curves of 245mm and 270mm are long overdue for sectional track in Z. With longer motive power like the...
Hello Joe, Many thanks for this month's GP-9 in the CN 60s "wet noodle" - I was really waiting for that one! In light of that release, some...
Those Spine Cars are outta sight! Wonderful, another temptation to lure me away from both Z scale and model outside my usually late sixties time...
Thanks a bunch! Thanks everyone for the helpful advice and kind welcomes! Melting the ties is exactly my main concern in soldering Z track...
Z Flex Track soldering rail joints Hello, while on the subject of Z flex track, I'd like to ask if anyone has any experience working with MTL...
