Hi! I've never really had a big interest in railways or trains in particular but I do like the mechanical/electrical/modelling side of the hobby. I was in Vienna a year ago and was wandering around aimlessly when I found a Model shop and it had some unbelievably small trains running that I was instantly fascinated with. I did a bit of research and I'm pretty sure those were Marklin given the part of the world I was in. I was also surprised to find even smaller trains (T Scale) but I still preferred the size of the Z scale I'd seen. I'm now anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Rokuhan starter set and some extra track, I don't have space for a permanent layout so the Rokuhan track looked much easier for temporary set ups on cold rainy weekends. I've found that this board has the most active Z scale community of any others I've found and I'm already learning a lot just reading older posts, absorbing knowledge like a sponge!
Welcome from a relative newcomer, myself. Not into Z, but seems to be very popular here. I often check out the forum and there is always something new.
Hi, and Welcome. Glad you're finding lots of good information. Please do not be shy about questions and sharing ideas. Looking for to seeing what you come up with.
Greetings from the other side of the planet - (currently) Sunny New Zealand! Z scale certainly is tiny, 6.5mm across the rails, I recommend getting a rerailing ramp Welcome to trainboard
Welcome aboard! Glad to have someone from the land that makes the magical elixir that keeps me alive. Charlie
Welcome aboard (or dare I say Abair!) It certainly would be an experience to see something smaller than Z
I was astonished when I saw a fairly large Z-scale layout at the Medford, OR model railroad show a couple of years ago. They ran very smoothly and the scenery really enhanced the scale. I would probably get into it if my eyesight was up to it. Welcome to Trainboard.
Welcome aboard James, I'm with Bill. I'm now at 60 and I wonder to myself sometimes why I picked N to start at this age...My poor eyes needing computer glasses and magnification head pieces to do a decent job at this scale. I've So much appreciation for the "Z" enthusiasts of the world.
