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General Category => N Gauge Discussion => Topic started by: Le Night ferry on June 09, 2023, 04:15:03 AM

Title: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: Le Night ferry on June 09, 2023, 04:15:03 AM
There's lots of narrow gauge models like OO9 or TT9.
I know Nn3 gauge represent 3-feet gauge.
Is there more narrower gauge to represent like 2ft 3inch gauge(like 1/148 Tallylyn Railway)?
I always wonder why no 4.5mm half n gauge track.
Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: Flange Squeal on June 09, 2023, 07:51:02 AM
There's a couple of locomotive body kits from Peco:

https://peco-uk.com/collections/2mm-n/products/tram-locomotive-kit

https://peco-uk.com/collections/2mm-n/products/saddle-tank-locomotive-kit
Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: Bealman on June 09, 2023, 07:54:00 AM
Peco kits are for Z gauge mechanisms on Z gauge track.
Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: PLD on June 09, 2023, 07:54:29 AM
There are a few Nn3 parts from N-Brass https://www.nbrasslocos.co.uk/index.html (https://www.nbrasslocos.co.uk/index.html)

The main issue for narrower gauges is availability of suitable track and donor chassis. I have seen one attempt using T-scale (3mm gauge) track to represent 15"/18" gauge prototypes but with the R-T-R T-gauge rolling stock all being modern units (mostly Japanese), it used a motorised coach to push along a dummy loco.
Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: bluedepot on June 09, 2023, 08:30:22 AM
There are some static narrow gauge models available that would be about 2 foot gauge or slightly wider.

Busch and DM Toys offered some.  I have a few bits n pieces for my planned preserved industrial railway.


Tim
Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: Le Night ferry on June 09, 2023, 09:28:06 AM
http://www.narrow-garage.com/NarrowGarage.html#N-Power-Parts (http://www.narrow-garage.com/NarrowGarage.html#N-Power-Parts)

This site sells Nn3 gauge parts and chassis.
For now, there's no 4.5mm wide gauge...
Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: ntpntpntp on June 09, 2023, 11:29:33 AM
There are a few commercial products for Nm running on Z gauge and representing things such as the Swiss metre gauge railways.  Some people convert the Kato Glacier Express models to Z gauge.

https://modellbahn-schweiz.net/category/spur-nm/ (https://modellbahn-schweiz.net/category/spur-nm/)
https://www.melzer-modellbau.de/hersteller/lok-schlosserei/schlosser-spur-nm-modelle/ (https://www.melzer-modellbau.de/hersteller/lok-schlosserei/schlosser-spur-nm-modelle/)
https://www.n-tram.de/de/produkte/nm (https://www.n-tram.de/de/produkte/nm)

There are brass etches and other parts available for Ne (4.5mm gauge) and Nf (3mm gauge) to represent Feldbahn etc. but I don't believe there are any commercial working locos. 

Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: Le Night ferry on June 09, 2023, 12:27:46 PM
Quote from: ntpntpntp on June 09, 2023, 11:29:33 AM
There are a few commercial products for Nm running on Z gauge and representing things such as the Swiss metre gauge railways.  Some people convert the Kato Glacier Express models to Z gauge.

https://modellbahn-schweiz.net/category/spur-nm/ (https://modellbahn-schweiz.net/category/spur-nm/)
https://www.melzer-modellbau.de/hersteller/lok-schlosserei/schlosser-spur-nm-modelle/ (https://www.melzer-modellbau.de/hersteller/lok-schlosserei/schlosser-spur-nm-modelle/)
https://www.n-tram.de/de/produkte/nm (https://www.n-tram.de/de/produkte/nm)

There are brass etches and other parts available for Ne (4.5mm gauge) and Nf (3mm gauge) to represent Feldbahn etc. but I don't believe there are any commercial working locos.

They even shave diecast chassis to make 6.5mm!
https://vivant.jp/nj-hatena.htm (https://vivant.jp/nj-hatena.htm)

It's odd that there's 3mm gauge, but no 4.5mm gauge(Bandai's zz gauge is just toy like Plarail)
Title: Re: Is there any products for N narrow gauge?
Post by: AlexanderJesse on June 09, 2023, 01:31:23 PM
A german producer of interesting Nm and Nn3 stuff is
https://www.lemiso.de/en/N-gauge--1-160-/schmalspur-nm/ (https://www.lemiso.de/en/N-gauge--1-160-/schmalspur-nm/)
Interesting is their stuff for 3-rail track. Usefull if you want to build a station with both normal and narrow track. Eg. Where a narrow gauge branchline parts from a standard gauge man line (or intersects with).

Nice: they do not just make one series of an item, but do additional runs if their is need for...