I constructed my first N scale layout in a coffee table in 1976 based on the East Glasstop project railroad series that appeared in Model Railroader from December of 1970 to April of 1971. However, it ...

Having the track plan in N scale provides open room and plenty of space for mainline running, point-to-point operations and industrial switching, especially when handling long trains with hi-cube auto ...

The whole thing is just 5.5″ x 12″. This N-scale layout was three years in the making, mostly because [Peter] was waiting for just the right little powered chassis to come along.

Rowland said the N-scale layout comes apart in two sections – 4×8 and 3×8 – and features four trains on two tracks. The display also has working lights, and comes with scores of trains and cars.

(Abiola Odutola/The Brandon Sun) “The N-scale model has a ratio of 1:160, making it smaller, while the HO scale is 1:87, which is the most common scale in the world,” Stumme said on Saturday.