Is Z Scale As Scary To Model As It Looks? A Model Train Review/Discussion: By TrainBoy

[@cash3328]

It's the start to THE small boi ARMY.

[@jdog5563]

Oooooooo

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

No he would need to get some Baureihe 52s (otherwise known as Kriegsloks) before he could do that

[@craigdallingproductions4430]

But they’re just so adorable 🥰🥰🥰

[@miloseal25]

Hi illeaf

[@cash3328]

@@miloseal25👋 Hello there Milo

[@JulianTrainKidProductions]

Bachmann N Scale: You can’t defeat me! Bachmann HO Scale: I know, but he can. *márklín z scale*

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

*Julian, it's Märklin...*

[@SweetLadyDelight]

True lol

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

Màřkłíñ

[@SquidSlayR]

Smallest train in the world: why hello there

[@samk4128]

@@SquidSlayR Not anymore! T is smaller at 3mm gauge and 1:450 scale!

[@FivenightsatRays]

Y'know, after seeing the size comparison, bachmann should totally do a z scale mike, bert and rex

[@nikothetrainguy]

yes

[@seve8791]

More than anything

[@sglenny001]

Nah

[@judestefanik3145]

they could do them in Gn15 which uses HO gauged track

[@golden3rd335]

I swear I was just thinking about that when I saw the thumbnail

[@Badumpop]

It's still scary, once you take out a screw you better make sure that thing is safe, if it falls on the floor, your screwed

[@zackbobby5550]

You're "SCREWED" hahahaha lmao.

[@jamesgroccia644]

Hah, “screwed”

[@Scott_3F]

You know what would be really smart is if you made N scale narrow gauge and Z scale the miniature gauge, if you follow along you can make Rex, Mike, and Bert, though detail may take awhile

[@stuartsamtheunoriginaledit2790]

He has wheels for Rex and Mike, I assume it's for them I can be wrong

[@NintendoNamcoAndNickFan]

Narrow gauge engines are HOn30 or OO9 scale and they already run on N scale track

[@samk4128]

@@NintendoNamcoAndNickFan That's one way of doing it. But if you already run N standard gauge then you could use Z to make the narrow gauge trains. There are some kits that might help.

[@YourAverageRailwayFan]

as warrior (tugs) would have said at the end LOOK AT THE SIZE OF DAT

[@2DIttyBitty]

That* gotta use proper grammar my fellow human.

[@YourAverageRailwayFan]

@@2DIttyBitty thats part of the Joke boi

[@safeguardprime5914]

@@2DIttyBitty go watch tugs

[@TankEngine75]

@@2DIttyBitty No

[@CindyDijkema]

Whats the episode? :o

[@plaguedoctormuffin]

When you said you had plans for these I was thinking the Arlesdale minis and then you said something about them

[@americantttefan4745]

Judging by the thumbnail, that's a Dio-tsch Reichsbahn locomotive

[@ironhorsehistorian9871]

Z A W A U R D O !

[@Opinare]

*MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA*

[@TrainKidSid]

“Just call me the thin controller” *shows the small controller* Me: *visible confusion*

[@stuartsamtheunoriginaledit2790]

If you Drop it, it's broken and gone for a month planning it's revenge

[@aidanquiett668]

For me, the issue has always been price. Feels like you dont really get much for spending the same if not more then a similarly detailed N set or likely even a basic HO set

[@kyoshiphoto4045]

100% This. Ive always wanted an AZL model but at $1000 it is a little steep for my budget.

[@samk4128]

The Japanese have made some Z stuff that is more reasonably priced. Look for Rokuhan. Also look for 2nd hand.

[@randysmidt1976]

​@@kyoshiphoto4045AZL has Mikados for around $295 now. The high price locos were short run brass. Rokuhan has a couple of steam locos for under $200. I just got a 2-6-4 for $80. You can get Marklin 0-6-0s used for $50 if you look.

[@blasterblaster1221]

I love marklin locos, I have a few ho/oo ones and they are all amazing, if you take good care of them, they will run smoother than any other model, and even when in heavily used condition they still work fairly well

[@colerearick9343]

I recommend taking a look at American z lines, and if you are interested in magnetic coupling I would go for micro trains!

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

You should do a whole video on scale models. What the typical sizes are and cost. For those considering getting into the hobby. Also how resistant each Guage is to kaiju attacks (randomly appearing curious cats)

[@lukechristmas3951]

The green engine is a Bavarian S 3/6, a pre-WW II German locomotive and carries the number (3673) of the last member of the class built in 1931. The second one has more the classic German look and resembles a DRG Class 03. Some of the Class 03 members worked in East Germany and Poland in Post WWII.

[@ElNano9620]

Very nice video trainboy, i’d like to see more z scale vids.

[@milessaxton]

Never overlooked a little engine!!!

[@MarcusWhitelam]

You have a standard gauge line, a narrow gauge line and now a miniture line. Also I thought the tiny hopper wagons would make awsome miniture railway ballast hoppers

[@Steam_Tram_Studios]

BRO THATS SO POG AND SO FRECKING SMALL, bro i love your videos!!! Keep up the great work!

[@Gravity461]

Just got a Marklin 8800 steam loco and two cars for $4 today and I’m looking forward to getting track to see if it runs!

[@BarberSpider8]

I have a full set of Z scales I got from my grandpa that he built completely by hand

[@stephanschauer8266]

I too have z gauge I am currently working on a layout in my coffee table that’s the only way that my wife will let me have my trains in the living room other than at Christmas

[@xavierthompson4746]

MY SMALL BOI ARE COMEING!!

[@cakeeatingcat9462]

Holy (whistle) is that a (whistle) *Jojo Reference!?*

[@justinmccowan2543]

Z scale is my favorite! I do quite a bit of N too, so my area of interest is the smaller scales. I am building a 2x4 foot home layout in Z using 1 foot square wood plaques I bought in the craft department at Walmart set on a wood frame I built. It's a very light and portable setup as the plaques are only 1/8" thick not counting the borders. I have an oval of track and a Marklin beer train I ordered off eBay. My layout will feature a city scene I am working on with highly detailed paper model buildings I download and print. I get very elaborate by layering the details on the buildings and having transparent windows and interiors.

[@ScrapyardStudios]

The ending consist looked glorious

[@RandomsyIT]

never new tiny choo choos were scary to some people

[@AlecWheelweld]

Z scale scares me........... gets lost in my messy home

[@thecaledonian4]

Next on TrainBoy: “I Tried T Scale”

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

I was starting to make a stupid comment, getting my facts wrong. Glad I checked. Z scale wasn't the one that lined up nicely with HO and O. If you want to do Arlesdale Railway stuff, you might be better off working with N scale track, as it lines up better with track gauges for the larger railways. With the small railway on N track, the narrow gauge would run on HO, and the NWR would be O scale. I found this when I was looking into how much space would be needed to model the entire island of Sodor. (just under a mile square in O scale, if you're curious.) If you were truly mad, you could could run the Arlesdale on T, the Skarlowey on Z, and the NWR on TT, but I had never even heard of those T scales before I started looking up how big a miniature Island of Sodor would be, fitting the whole island into a third of a mile square. running the Arlesdale on Z has a similar issue, as the Skarlowey would be on TT, and the NWR would be on S. Also, you were calling the small controller the thin controller, I gotta point it out. Probably just a slip of the tong, but I have to make sure. The Arlesdale Railway is run by the small controller, the thin controller runs the Skarlowey. Anyway, whatever you chose to do, I would love to see tiny Arlesdale engines. Considering Z is half the size of TT, which would be the gauge the Arlesdale would have had in the model era of the TV series, a good looking Z model of them would really disprove the whole thing about not being able to include the small railway in the classic era due to modeling difficulty. and, speaking of, the island would come out to a mile and a quarter across in the G scale the TV series used. And to think my younger self thought there was a layout with the whole island on it in a production studio somewhere! That would be one hell of a studio! :P

[@GottaHeeHoo]

I happen to bought a z scale size railway set couple months by the company name Rokuhan. I’d say it’s really nice to own a z scale train around, I was able to place it as my desktop on my table, so busy or not I have a small running railway on my table.

[@OwenConcorde]

Z scale may be awesome for very tight spaces and those who want a large layout without making the same mistakes with larger scales like me and my O scale trains. I wouldn't touch N scale or Z scale because of how breakable they are, but I am more careful now than when I was younger (thanks to building non-train model kits). I actually know one of my teachers from back in middle school and one of her adult sons wanted a Z scale set (packaged in a fancy little suitcase) while he was going into college, but they were super expensive, so he ended up going with N scale. As for German trains, I think they're a nice escape from the average North American trains due to their unique designs. I was going to get deeper into British locomotives several years back, but I find the German ones are more appealing and more popular even though not as popular as North American locos.

[@scuderiasimp]

Z scale be like "ok so basically im very smol"

[@CindyDijkema]

he be smol

[@knapfordstudios2343]

someone: oh no how did you break your train? him: i breathed

[@caidavid4378]

Arelsdale railway mods coming in hot

[@mickycarter2365]

The stages of small model railwaying. Stage 1. The N Scale phase, from here is where most people will stop and be like "yup this is how small I'm going" Stage 2. The Z Scale phase, this is the point were most people are daring thinking it can't get any smaller than this. The final stage. The T scale phase, you have by this point gone as small as you can go and, you want more but will never find any. If you are experiencing any of these and coming from anything S scale and up it will feel really foreign.

[@axelhejnebo9142]

But TT-scale is bigger than N-scale though?

[@randysmidt1976]

that would be T not TT. TT is 1/120. T is 1/450.

[@mickycarter2365]

Meant to put just one T must have hit it twice@@randysmidt1976

[@keatonendler8202]

Well, once bachmann starts making their own, prepare for Rex, Mike, and Bert.

[@bradydelagarza9829]

That’s in my Belgium engine in train simulator

[@theoldbayrailfan]

I recommend getting Rokahan The scale Shorty trains they have a whole layout that you can put together and it’s really fun I recommend getting it as you can take it a lot of places

[@safeguardprime5914]

Have you ever heard of suitcase trains? Portable suitcase train set for your N scale collection

[@oakrail8100]

My only real concern about z scale is the very few products to choose from

[@LukeLovesTrains-Mr.RailYard]

Cool Z scale steam locomotives.

[@SodorTrain1225]

Can't wait to see what you've got in store.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

Z scale is so tiny. Even N scale can be tough to model at times.

[@ikriestiana]

T scale is the smallest Smaller than a finger

[@MrMomobot]

Recently I've been gettin' the itchin' to setting up a train set again, (thanks to my Brother discovering The Unlucky Tug's videos) but I have absolutely no room for HO scale, even though that's my favorite scale. So I was kinda curious about N or Z scale. Would you recommend this to someone that wants to set up a train for fun once and a while? And are the tracks easy enough to assemble and disassemble?

[@danidanoo9374]

"I don't have many German locomotives, but I enjoy the design" any German viewer including myself: Finaly we take back our right place, as one of the best locomotive designs evermade🦾

[@hornbyq1384]

Bachmann we need Mike,Rex,and Bert

[@ProfessorCagan]

In theory, if you're comfortable with a soldering iron, you could cut the red wire on the controller and place a potentiometer in series between the controller and track, and as you turned the potentiometer, the electrical resistance will rise and the train will move slower and slower. Or you could just buy a proper controller. ;P

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

*The worst one to model is TT, about half way between N and H0. It is very rare to find steam locomotives. Its very pricey too!* Btw, the first loco appears to be an SB 106, while the latter appears to be a DB 03 loco.

[@angelpirelaproductions3076]

Marion: More magical engines!

[@dylanmite6399]

You have a Märklin loco aka the chassis donor for the Perspex models but smaller

[@ManOfUnknownWorth]

The funny thing is that Z scale is not even the smallest model scale. T scale, the real smallest scale, is pretty much a choking hazard for small children.

[@randysmidt1976]

even Z scale is labelled on the boxes as a choking hazard and not for children under 14 y.o.

[@southwestrailroadingstuff5199]

i just bought micro trains track, a AZL KCS SD70ACe, and autorack by AZL i hope it's going to be worth the money.

[@Locomotiveman1994]

Tbh, the only real issue with Z scale is, that Märklin is the only company that produces anything in the way of rolling stock and tracks for it, as they've 'invented' the scale. And the problem with Märklin is, that it's, in most cases, twice as expensive as other company. I own(ed) a Märklin H0 set, and know from experience what a pain their prices are. I've checked their web site, and the cheapest loco listed there is a small passenger tender engine for 179,00€ RRP (≈ 216,00 USD), which is almost the price of a Hornby 00 LNER Pacific...

[@marker6814]

Thomas' mega train at the end spoleirs for season 30!!!!!!!!!

[@Puk_en_Poppedijn]

i've got your favourite locomotive in HO scale, and also from Marklin

[@Wreckedftfoxy]

Price? I am sorta interested But I prefer seeking them run

[@Heroduothecomedian]

is the thumbnail a jojo refernce?

[@aliminator1310]

Is THIS why you bought Mike, Rex, and Bert?

[@2KSTEAM]

You thought it was train but it was me dio I hate the jostars za wardo

[@harrisonallen651]

There should be official Z Scale Thomas trains out there!

[@lectro_folf2424]

You thought you were getting z scale! BUT IT WAS I, DIO!

[@azriellasanta7864]

Yay let's go z scale trains!

[@nabil944]

Last time I was this early TTTE was just books

[@JamesTheRedEngineProductions]

the small controller

[@lucasmonkey913]

So, you could make every single character that has existed through out RWS & TVS there is including the right Gauges?

[@Josephcavagnaro]

Z scale seems cool

[@GeorgesGeneralMedia]

What is bachmann made Z scale aresdale engines

[@tempertantrum6464]

The comparisons between HO/N are shocking, honestly, if it wasn't a scale controlled mostly by Marklin, I'd have probably entered into Z by now. Recently branched into N or HOn3, actually, (Bachmann can thank your Rheneas review for that😉) and even that was a big step for me. Do I smell a certain trio (or RWS Quattro) on the horizon?😲

[@Iliketrains444]

I like how you put dio face on the small train

[@detroitoneness6237]

It is a pain but no room!! I am electing to high gloss my train table wood and build a abstract with green paint for grass.

[@Pyrotrainthing]

Yeah, yeah it does

[@CrystalLakeRailway]

Baby Bois!

[@ishammawagi]

Do you know totally Thomas town it’s a place where you can buy any Thomas merchant a lot of twr people use it and other Thomas merchant people you should try using it to

[@MD_Rider]

I realized that he changed the photo

[@darcepower9544]

hey trainboy, have you ever considered doing a model for sodor fallout? if so, who would you do the model on? i'd do a model on oliver or maybe gordan but i'm curious to see who you would do and im sure it would look great!

[@ryandyer621]

Wait Marklin! Did you know there was a Marklin model was used TTTE season 1.

[@the700shunter8]

Hello Arlesdale Railway/Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in Model Form

[@strasburgrailfan90]

Can you do a comparison with the Z scale and N scale Thomas. also the controller of the mini engines is The Small Controller

[@mrsodor7106]

Stay back demon I have a gun They are midgets And also did you see the Outro It’s freaking beautiful

[@thepolishgenerator5915]

2:28 its a polish/german Pacyfik!

[@exveefan]

Just wait till you try T-gauge.

[@KnappyWappy]

You could make custom miniture railway engine

[@Leonx3]

Lolz, that thumbnail. That should be his hidden face x3

[@legalprocessoutsourcing8375]

can you do the next video with a br 80

[@ItstheBreadMan]

Small german pacific

[@MATT2productions]

Nice Z scale. I have a feeling these guys will be the Aresdale engines or just normal. Also they are hecka fast too for a small scale. Also I like the sfx from Mario and Sonic. Not trying to push, but when will the B.C.E. be out.

[@tdeano9724]

Bachmann where u at on sodor, I BET BACHMANN IS RESEARCHING WITH ARLES DALE

[@muffinbutton9619]

I'm curious are you planning on getting and reviewing the good smile company Thomas the tank engine nendroid? It's sort of weird but it actually looks pretty cool

[@danshobbies13]

My only complaint about Z scale is lack of accessories. Buildings, vehicles, etc. Everything needs to be scratch built.

[@Soppity]

Go to the full mile, get some T scale engines

[@maxxie351]

Ahhhhh my man buying Marklin z :D I got Marklin HO and im building my own layout 2 (Marklin THE BEST)

[@vojta3657]

There is only one as step left. You should buy something in T gauge 1:480.

[@LNERA3PRODUCTIONS]

Ill stick with OO

[@golden3rd335]

how much of jojo have you seen? and if you have seen it, can you make a Jotaro Thomas?

[@railway187]

Z-scale is fantastic, buy there is no soviet or Russian rolling stock available 😢 Good review 👍

[@Tombola1993]

If Mike, Rex and Bert appeared in the Model Series, could they have been Z gauge? I know the Skarloey engines were a nightmare to deal with at first and I bet the miniature Arlesdale (Arlesburgh) railway would have been worse and more complicated to pull off when scaled next to the gauge 3 models. Plus they woyld have had to have faces with static eyes, just like Trevor, Harold, George and Butch.

[@exarkun42]

How does it compare to HO or OO in price?

[@ItsTrainBoy]

Similarly but it can get abit higher at times. Track wise it’s MUCH cheaper!

[@tdeano9724]

@@ItsTrainBoy you right dude

[@chungus6987]

What if you try the arlesdale engines in z scale and the narrow gauge in n scale

[@mattevans4377]

Could you do a review of LEGO trains? If it isn't too expensive, of course.