Z scale is 1/220 or about 3/4 the size of N scale.
I haven't tried the Marklin uncoupler but I have tried the Micro-Trains magnetic system and it's amazing considering the size.
Rogue folded last year due to serious illness of it's principal designer. This was covered in an article in Ztrack magazine. The GP38s do show up...
Alps printers work for making decals because the ink is waterproof. Inkjets (HP or anyone else's) will not work because the ink is not waterproof....
About those Marklin versus Micro-Trains F7. Marklin uses a 3 pole motor in their F7s which has good top end speed but lousy torque. Micro-Trains...
Most of the brass units are built on Marklin hardware which means they will run about the same as the Marklin units they are based on. One...
The link on that last message will not work because I typeed a period after it. Good puncutation, but bad for linking. try this one;...
There is a US Z scale magazine called Z-Track. All about Z and nothing else. You can find their web site on my links page at www.tinytrain.com....