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How tall should trees be in N gauge?
Posted in: Design and Planning, Scenery
2nd August 2019
Trees come in all shapes and sizes, some you can stand under and not be able to reach the bottom branch, some bottom...
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Can Dapol rolling stock couple to Graham Farish rolling stock?
Posted in: Model Railway
12th October 2020
Modern Graham Farish and Dapol rolling stock should in theory couple together with little problem. This is thanks to...
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Can you fit a Train-Tech sound capsule to an N gauge model?
Posted in: Power and control
29th March 2022
Fitting any component inside an N gauge body shell can be challenging, and whether fitting a decoder, figures or even...
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Should I place lighting within a section of tunnel to make it more realistic ?
Posted in: Model Railway
8th January 2024
Adding lighting to a tunnel can greatly enhance the realism of a model railway or scale modelling project. Tunnels...
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How do you apply decals to a curved surface?
Posted in: Decals / Transfers
16th May 2022
Most model kits will come with decals to help the modeller to add that final level of detail to a kit. Additionally,...
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Can you get model buildings for Z gauge?

There are buildings out there for Z gauge layouts, but not in the same quantity or with the same variety as you would get for larger scales.

There's no doubt that Z gauge has got an established following of enthusiasts, but compared to that generated by larger and more traditional scales, it remains niche.

And that's where we are at with Z gauge, a much smaller following with a mirrored availability of products. If you are looking for Z gauge models, you will likely be able to source track, rail joiners and a token gesture of rolling stock from your local model shop, but you'll probably need to source a Z gauge specialist for anything beyond that.

Posted in: Kit building

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