Re: Scales again (was: RE: The GZG Digest V2 #289)

From: "Michael Brown" <mwbrown@veriomail.com>

> US N Gauge is 1:160

> BUT..... the discussion was originally about the Gropos minis, which
have
> been quoted as 10mm scale; "N" is NOT 10mm. N is, IIRC, normally taken
as
> around 1/120 scale. 10mm is approx 1/200; the nearest corresponding
model
> railway scale is Z, at 1/220.

And UK N gauge is 1/144 IIRC. May be 1/148

And Z gauge is difficult to come by, and very expensive indeed when you
do.
My wife has a Z gauge model railway, and we stopped getting even second
hand stuff for it 5 years ago, as the prices were just too outrageous.

I can give some manufacturers names if you're interested - but Skytrex