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N Scale Model Railroads. Model TrainsN Scale (Gauge) Model Trains. N Scale Railroad information,products and more. Have your own Train and Track layout.Model Train Store. Narrow Gauge Model Railroads.Find more N Scale Model Railroads. Model Trains Here:N Scale Trains"N scale (or sometimes N gauge) is a popular model railway size, allowing hobbyists to build layouts that take upless space than HO scale, or put longer track runs into the same amount of space, because the models are smaller(by nearly a half) than they are in HO scale (1:87). The name comes from an abbreviation for Nine millimetres, which is thedistance between the inside edges of the rails.In Britain, some N scale models are built to "2 mm scale" for "2 mm to the foot" which calculates to a 1:152 proportion. Early Nscale was also known as "OOO" or "Treble-O" in reference to O and OO scales and was also 1:152, though for an entirely differentreason.In the United States and Europe, models of standard gauge (4ft 8.5in) trains are built to 1:160 scale and made so that they runon N gauge track. In the United Kingdom a scale of 1:148 is used for commercially produced models. In Japan, a scale of 1:150 isused for the models of 3 ft 6 in gauge trains, while a scale of 1:160 is used for models of standard gauge Shinkansen (Bullet Train)models. In the U.S. and Europe, a scale of 1:160 is used for models of trains, irrespective of the gauge of the real trains they arescaled from. All of these scales run on the same 9mm track gauge (N gauge). This means the track is a little too narrowfor 1:148/1:150 but the difference is usually considered too small to matter. Strict 2mm fine scale modellers use slightlywider and usually hand built track.Although trains and accessories of similar gauge and/or scale existed as early as 1927, modern N scale only appeared in1962. Unlike other scales and gauges, which were de facto standards at best, within two years N scale manufacturers definedthe gauge, voltage, as well as the height and type of couplers.N scale locomotives are powered by DC motors which accept a nominal maximum of 12 V DC. In traditional DC control,the speed of the train is determined by the amount of voltage supplied to the rails. The direction of the train is determinedby the polarity of the power to the rails. Since the end of the 20th century, an increasing number of enthuisiasts have startedusing Digital Command Control (DCC) to determine the speed and direction of their trains. This has in part been made possibleby surface mount technology and new motors that draw very little current (typically 0.2amps).N scale has a large worldwide following. Models are made of very many standard gauge prototypes from every continent.N scale's popularity is second only to HO scale in popularity. In Japan, where space in homes is more limited, N scale isthe most popular scale, and HO scale is considered large. Not all modellers select N because they have small spaces,some use N scale in order to build more complex or more visually expansive models.N gauge track and components are also used with larger scales, in particular HOe and 009 scale for modelling narrowgauge railways. N scale models on Z scale track are used to model metre gauge (Nn3)"This information found:Wikipedia EncylopediaFind more N Scale Model Railroads. Model Trains Here:N Scale TrainsN Scale Model Railroads. Model Trains Powered By RingsurfThis site is part of an Internet Site-Ring Community hosted at World of Newave Previous - List: nscale - Home: nscale - Forum: nscale - Join - Next
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