Z scale is the world’s smallest serially produced model railroad system. An actual train is 220 times larger than Z scale, compared with the standard “HO” model trains of which the actual ...

Model trains are measured using: Scale, which tells you the ratio of your model train compared with a real one. An O scale model train is 1:48, so 1 inch on the model equals 48 inches on a real train.

The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club held an open house Saturday in memory of late founder Louie Creel. Creel’s son, Brendan Creel, allowed the MOVMRC to showcase Creel’s H-scale caboose train.

Photo courtesy of . Since 1967, Fine Scale Miniatures (FSM) in Peabody, Massachusetts has been known for its high-quality model railway structure kits, like train depots, coal companies, and a ...

In non-model train speak, he explained, think of one scale mile as "if you were a tiny figure on the layout, and you walked 30 miles on the layout." Basically, a lot.

NETS — the North East Train Society — will present its Model Train Show in memory of Bob Orlando on Nov. 13. It will take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Highland Heights Community Cente… ...

The set came with a ovel layout carriages and a dummy (the rear engine) and 12v transformer. After Meccano and Lego the model train set was for decades the most desired toy but the hobby layouts ...

A one-eighth scale model of the Duchess of Buccleuch train is tipped to reach a record £200,000 at auction The 10ft model is fitted with hardwood floors, sliding fire doors, pressure gauges and ...

The Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco is raising money to move an amazing model train set for public display. ... "The size and the scale of this was beyond anything we had ever seen.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> It was smiles all around at the Kingston Model Train Show at the Andy Murphy Midtown Center on Sunday. The show featured 100 different booths, operating N-scale, HO-scale an… ...

The model train maker, which is backed by Frasers Group and counts Mike Ashley as a consultant, is hoping increasing popularity of its smaller-scale sets will lead to a strong festive period.