Does anyone remember seeing an article about building a z scale layout in a coffee table? My wife said she would be interested in building that project with me so any info would be helpful Joe.
Hey this pops up from time to time in the forums. My suggestion is to either search here or in the article db for coffee table layout plans… The plans you’ll find will likely be for N scale. Use those, or design your own using similar dimensions… You’ll be much happier with a larger area- more scenic possibilities, wider radius curves,
An idea that comes to mind for a Z scale coffee table would be to look at Dave Vollmer’s N scale Juniata division for inspiration. the mainline is a 2 track loop built on a 30x80 door… Yess bigger than your coffee table dimension of 24x40 or 48… but it is one of the most complete small railroads I have ever seen…
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Try looking here at these Z scale specific links to find something:
http://www.helium.com/items/939226-getting-started-with-z-scale-model-trains
http://www.zscale.org/links/wheretobuy.html
http://www.zscale.org/articles/couplers.html
Micro/small layouts here {includes N scale}:
http://carendt.com/microplans/index.html
http://www.azcybermedia.com/coffee/ct3trackageconst.htm
http://www.tiny-trains.net/products
http://www.cke1st.com/m_train2.htm
Hope these help you!
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