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Scale or Brand Specific Model Train Talk => N Scale => Topic started by: BigEd on November 17, 2015, 10:25:16 AM

Title: The history of N Scale (or just plain Normal Scale)
Post by: BigEd on November 17, 2015, 10:25:16 AM

Great site to read.

http://billsrailroad.tripod.com/history.html

Title: Re: The history of N Scale (or just plain Normal Scale)
Post by: BigEd on November 17, 2015, 10:27:27 AM

Marklin made N scale... Just never sold it the idiots...

http://www.guidetozscale.com/html/1968_-_1970.html

Title: Re: The history of N Scale (or just plain Normal Scale)
Post by: capeklr on November 17, 2015, 12:41:18 PM

Quote from: BigEd on November 17, 2015, 10:25:16 AM

Great site to read.

http://billsrailroad.tripod.com/history.html

Interesting read, thank you.

Title: Re: The history of N Scale (or just plain Normal Scale)
Post by: capeklr on November 17, 2015, 12:44:38 PM

Quote from: BigEd on November 17, 2015, 10:27:27 AM

Marklin made N scale... Just never sold it the idiots...

http://www.guidetozscale.com/html/1968_-_1970.html

Did not know about this N scale, learn something everyday.  :thumb:
Märklin tried lots of scales.
I've seen photo's of S scale prototypes from Märklin.
In the early 70's they brought out a line called Minex, O scale narrow gauge running on centre stud HO track.
This line was a financial failure.

Title: Re: The history of N Scale (or just plain Normal Scale)
Post by: BigEd on November 17, 2015, 03:48:33 PM

Quote from: capeklr on November 17, 2015, 12:44:38 PM

In the early 70's they brought out a line called Minex, O scale narrow gauge running on centre stud HO track.
This line was a financial failure.

From the same website...

http://www.guidetozscale.com/html/marklin_minex.html

Title: Re: The history of N Scale (or just plain Normal Scale)
Post by: capeklr on November 17, 2015, 04:05:50 PM

I did see that, but I remember that scale from the catalogues in those days.