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Quite a few years ago I was very much into model trains, specifically Nn3 (N scale narrow gauge). Here are some of my models:

 

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Those are so cool.  Fantastic weathering for models so small.  And I thought 1/700 scale ships were small.

What track does Nn3 run on?  Can't run on standard N track.

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Nn3 is based on Z scale locomotives and track. The 0.25" rail spacing works out to about 3-1/2 feet, which everyone considers close enough to 3 feet.

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Very nice stuff!  Nn3 would mean Z scale track, or actual N?  I always get confused with that...  (N-scale n-narrow gauge 3-3 foot gauge)

 

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Nn3 is still 1/160, it just uses the same rail spacing as Z to mimic 3' prototype spacing. As mentioned above, it's actually closer to 3-1/2' when you do the math but at least you can buy Z scale locomotives to convert to Nn3.

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By the way, thanks for all your comments. I'm not sure I could do anything that small anymore. These were all built in the 80's and 90's.

 

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Cool stuff!!! I was in N scale in my younger days.......Started with a Revell N scale set!!!

I have moved to O scale 1/48 so I can still see my work!! These are On30....

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Very cool, Dave. Are you following a specific prototype or freelancing like I did? The caboose and doodlebug are built pretty much the same as your two cars, just using smaller bits of plastic. The shay is mostly brass with some wood for the end beams, urethane for some of my detail castings and two soft metal castings - the sand dome and the stack, which are the only purchased parts aside from the wheels and couplers. 

The flat car is basswood with my own soft metal details. The tractors are soft metal too, from my own masters. The Mack AC trucks combined urethane castings and photoetched brass that I etched in my basement. That was my first 3d CAD design back in 94.

Oh what fun times those were...

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Some nice (and advanced) modeling guys!

Mike what happened to all those Nn3 models?  Do you still have them or did you sell them?  Did (or do) you have a train layout?

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