[HD] N-scale model railway Feb 11, 2009 -KEIKYU- Full HiVision

[14480F]

トンネルの入り口がすごいですね。

[SubwayHypes]

i like it when there is no music, i only want to hear the trains running. sometimes people throw in a few audio clips from japanese stations which is cool

[epiCnIGraRiNSeOUt]

N Scale track is 9mm, which at 1:160 represents the 1435mm "standard gauge" track used in US and Europe.

However, most of the Japanese rail system is built to 1067mm "narrow gauge." So the Japanese model companies make the trains slightly larger (1:150) so the track looks proportionally smaller.

[epiCnIGraRiNSeOUt]

Also, Japanese trains in real life are 2800mm wide, which is almost a foot narrower than US or Europe. By making the trains 1:150 scale, Japanese trains and American trains will fit on the same platforms. So you can go buy a Kato platform set and then use it with an Acela or a Eurostar or a TGV.

[TrainAsia]

That is exactly the reason why I like Japanese model rather than others on my layouts .......... I can't do anything else beside Japanese train, I'm spoiled! =)

[TheGreenCheekConure]

is Japanese n scale the same as American N scale?

Because these look much bigger then American N scale.

[jummamit]

I think that the model train set is a size of 1/160 in a lot of countries including Europe and America.

However, most is 1/150 scales in the nine gauge model train set of Japan. It might be a reason that makes it feel that these are large.

[TheGreenCheekConure]

Ok, so will these types of trains work with regular N scale kato track?

[GottJukrapun]

Yes it will work just fine but when you'd look carefully at them, the scale is not proportion to the US ones. The reason is that in Japan, these are meter guage railway, just like in South Africa or SE Asia.

[TheGreenCheekConure]

ok so are these about the size of HO??

[TrainAsia]

No way, HO is much bigger. It still pretty big though ...... 150th scale and 160 th scale, that's the differences.

[TheGreenCheekConure]

ok thanks.

[SubwayHypes]

Dont let the video decieve you, i too thought that N scale looked pretty big in video on youtube. However they are much smaller in real life. I have Kato unitrack and run mostly kato and microace trains, but i have a few american trains that fit perfectly as well.