Wow!!! All that is so awesome. Such generosity out there renews faith in the humanity that people have after so much horrible things on the news. (Why I hate to watch the news. Always so bad and depressing). Looking forward to you working on the one locomotive. And the caboose, something that is not seen very often any more it seems. For me, the caboose is as important as the rest of the train. I always watch for a caboose when I have opportunity to watch the great big long trains on the rails. Plus I love the word caboose, what a fun word. And wow a Z Scale train set. I have actually not ever seen one in comparison to any others. I knew they were tinier than an N Scale. Shoot, I might be able to find room to do a Z Scale layout. I used to do miniatures, it would be so fun to make all the tiny stuff for a model train layout. I know you are Super busy but hope you find time to do a layout for this incredibly tiny train set. May be you could incorporate it in the middle of your N Scale layout. I know you are trying to finish the work on your HO Scale layout, but hope one day you will find time for the 2 smallest train layouts. Thanks for sharing.
There is actually a scale smaller than Z called T scale. Its about half the size of Z (1:450). It’s only a recent invention (2009 I believe) and is still a very niche product, so chances are you’ve never come across it. I think only 1 company makes it.
regarding T scale- i don't believe they have on-board motors- in favor of a layout-based propulsion system. the same general operating theory as the matchbox motorway of the 60's....
@@tommurphy4307 the T scale ones for sale commercially are motor powered. I have seen them operating at model railway exhibitions and was shown and discussed them with the owner. Enabled him to replicate a stretch of railway without compression from aerial photography. With scratch built bodies for non Japanese prototypes. So your belief system is suspect.
@@johnd8892 You are correct. What is different about t scale however is that they use magnets to keep them on track. They are too small to rely on their on weight
@@1234mallard yes magnets for traction but also providing more reliable pickup of electricity. Helps get running as good as this very high standard Australian T scale layout locomotive powered layout in operation using 1:500 scale. ua-cam.com/video/vZ6y5VvLXok/v-deo.html The owner might even have a B class to this smaller scale like the Auscision orange B class model that Harrison reviewed recently. Same Victorian Railways system is modelled but the end of a line.
Z scale is just that perfect size for someone who doesn’t want 2 thanksgiving sized tables for a layout can just make a coffee table into a whole x scale scene gotta love it.
I have gotten a new HO scale set up and you have been the inspiration for that my fleet is 14 trains and 100+ rail cars thank you for inspiring this awesome journey for me
Congrats SMT, on getting another scale for your collection in model trains, when will you unbox what I have sent you to get me back in model trains h"o scale layouts, I know you will be surprised by what I have sent you as you have notice outside package is an IGA bag and the box is a case of beer but it what is inside that is the most precious for your collection enjoy. and hope to have at least one box car in your Hersey factory. Enjoy and have fun building all the other gifts.
Thank you very much for the video of the unboxing of viewers gifts to you. They were very nice gifts large cars and engine also a tiny train and track. Enjoyed the video very much. They are very kind hearted people. It was very nice of you to incude us. ❤🇨🇦
I used to not really be interested in model trains until I found one of your vids on my fyp and I found my old model train set that I got when I was 8 and got it running again, thanks for getting me back into the hobby
As someone with O, HO, N, and Z all in my own collection, it's awesome to see you tinkering around with other scales than just the HO of your main layout. Cool video and keep up the awesome!!!
Ok, so you have Z, N, HO, and O. One more scale and we can call you Harrison Z to G scale. Great haul. Thanks for sharing. Hmm… wait… Harrison PEZ to G scale. Yes. That’ll work.
You're very welcome, Harrison. Thanks to Gage, Mike and the mystery man for their cool additions to your collection. I'm sure they will all be featured on your next livestream. Maybe not the AT&SF steam locomotive, she needs an overhaul show to get her running properly first, but no doubt she'll be a runner. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
It is so cool to see the tiny Z Scale train and to see it run. I am a huge fan of the N Scale but wow this little Z is a new fave I have to say. How kind of you to send him such an awesome gift. I instantly picked up on the, "little" surprise, comment in your letter. You are a very kind soul, Sir. 💜😊💜
The z scale train set is totally awesome. You are certainly appreciated from fans of your channel. I have learned alot myself how to restore HO scale trains by watching your restoration videos. The bicentennial Tyco restorations videos are my favorite. Brings me back to when I was a kid in the 70s playing with my train sets.Keep up the good work Harrison, from J E ( Mantua NJ )
Love the Z scale! This was an awesome video. The AMOCO tanker is nice. AMOCO stands for American oil company. Love the ATSF steamer! Keep on the great content!
That HO Steam locomotive looked massive beside that Z scale one. If you think of it next video could you put one of your N scale locos beside the Z to show the size difference. Thanks.
Very cool Harrison! AZL is short for American Z Lines, think of them as the Athearn of Z scale. They have several advertisements in Model Railroad News, Model Railoader and Model Railroad Craftsman with a pretty good selection to choose from.
Dear SMT Mainline, It's awesome that you got a package from a guy in the state of Iowa as I am also an Iowan and aspiring model railroader like yourself! Happy (t)rails and keep up the good work! Sincerely, Jonathan.
Also forgot to mention earlier the locomotive is made by AZL, that’s short for (American Z-line) 1/220 scale locomotives and vehicles ! The track you have is made by a company called (ROKUHAN) which I also have and come to find out that if you’re familiar with the KATO N & HO Raised roadbed code 93 is also made out of the same material as Roku hon which is a nickel silver which allows you to run your trains longer before having to worry about cleaning the track ! So you got very lucky and getting to very high quality one American made one Japanese made both top-notch high-quality products ! Again congratulations on entering the Z scale and I don’t know if I’ve told you in the past but I’d have trains in the following gauges and scales; 1/48 (“O”), (“HO”), (“N”), and now in (“Z”) Scales !!!! When I don’t have the size to work with the larger Lionel, my HO and N scale as well !!!! So the Z scale comes in handy since everyone out of space and all I can do is build a very decent layout on a 2 x 4 piece of plywood and Styrofoam ! I am planning on putting it on UA-cam in the very near future, remember find me AS “Jorge L. Fernandez III” I’m 61 years old and I’ve been in the hobby business since I was 17 and I have been building models of trains planes cars and boats since I was seven years old !!!! I was lucky to have a dad that enjoyed Flying Models as well as playing with Lionel trains !!! Another company you might wanna keep your eyes out for is called MTL ! Not only do they do freight models and passenger in and scale but they do it in Z scale as well !!! 🌊🐺♦️
Railroads that had the Northeastern caboose were Penn Central ( only a handful ) Lehigh Valley, Reading Railroad, Jersey Central, ConRail, Chesapeake & Ohio, Western Maryland and Amtrak. Pennsylvania Railroad never had any cabooses of any kind, they only had cabin cars. New York Central never had them either. Railroad Model Craftsman ran an excellent series of articles with ho scale drawings tilted " The Ubiquitous Northeastern Caboose " in the early 1980s.
Congratulations on your very first 1/220th Scale Z Gauge train set !!! I noticed you backed up when you were saying N gauge and finally caught on that it was Z gauge ! 🌊🐺♦️
By the way Harrison, because of the study that I have done with the scale and other gauges in track I find that the track that you got from (“Rokuhan”) is a scaled 1/220th Code 93 nickel silver ‘Just like KATO TRACK’ that’s made in Japan !!!! And I think you’ll find that because of a smaller size and the availability of buildings that you can look through eBay buy (“Outland models”), on EBay !!!! I get my cars from a “Carlos Pinto” also on EBay !!! I challenge you to create a 2 x 4‘ layout incorporating double track lines and two separate yards !!! That’s what I’m working on now but, with history on my side I am preparing to do Florida city and the Glades !!! Between 1957 and 1977 ! I know mines is going to take at least six months or longer !!! Let us all know !!!!! Jorge ♦️🌊🐺♦️
Time to roll in the z scale fan male! i am looking forward to more z scale stuff and maybe a whole layout for them? that letter from Gage made me happy. i love your channel.
@@SMTMainline There was also a hard cover cartoon book named 'Think Small' with all cartoons dealing with the VW Beetle, done by famous cartoonists. The book was given out at the VW dealerships.
The white and blue passenger coach is a Bavarian branch line design. And that isn't the shortest coach available (the 1890s ones are a bit shorter) Fleischmann did initially release their rack railway stuff in a colorscheme based on the colors of the Zugspitze Railway. The more recent editions are also available in dark green and red
I have seen a train set in a briefcase of z scale and it was a mountain scene with tunnels and all and it was a standard size briefcase so that tells you how small the layout was it was in the store where I used to work
Belated happy birthday Harrison. Love that you tipped that little Canadian tell of dropping in the zed there. 😉 Z scale is amazing but all I can say is better your 21 year old eyes than my 60 year old ones. Looks like an old Mantua steamer, very nice. And I'll just leave you with this...put all the scales together and it spells HOT SNOZ. ( insert Skeletor til next time meme here)
i'm an N scaler at 64- a motor man, at that. its smaller than the aircraft propeller parts i'm used to working with, but its all good- steady as she goes. for me- staying organized (and properly fed & medicated) is more difficult than seeing stuff, but we'll see what the future brings....
z scale track would be closer in gauge but would still look wrong. for that small a gauge (either human or animal powered railway) i would use some flat wire and scratch up some ties. actually trying to electrify/maintain something that small just wouldn't be worth it on an HO-scale layout.
There was a company that used to advertise in Model Railroader in the 1960s they used and Scale Track and they made little locomotives and mine carts and scale trackers like two and a half foot gauge. I think it was a h c but I don't remember off the top of my head. I can see having a little Trestle with a hopper car underneath it and a guy pushing one of the little cars. I hate the new made up Bachman scale of O gauge trains on ho track. The little train has two rails the big train has three rails what's up with that?
I'm amazed tat someone sent you Z scale trains! I think you should put that tiny loop in your HO scale layout to represent a miniature ride-on train! There are also model trains smaller than Z scale, believe it or not. These are known as T scale, and I'm surprised they can even make model trains with electric motors that small too!
Most people have one of the motors used in T scale locomotives. As used in cell phones to make them vibrate. Made in the millions so they got cheap enough for T scale trains to be possible.
Not long ago I bought a lot of train stuff. In 1 box I opened I thought it was n scale. Nope z scale. Plus got some Japanese roads pieces. The track came with 6 electric switch tracks. The whole lot was mixture of things. Ho , n , z and 1 piece of g. . Plus wood model buildings. Was excited when I seen how much there was and they wanted $20 for all of it.
Really nice additions to the collection z scale I wouldn't touch myself because of too tiny I would have to use a magnifying glass to read everything , or get a stronger pair of glasses for my astigmatism same with n scale. I like that Mantua locomotive, and the Fleischmann coach. I have that same LifeLike Caboose but it's in a Santa Fe paint scheme.
I have both an O and Z gauge layout. I am a closet train person (Christmas). The Z gauge runs in the mountains at the rear of the O gauge train .... That's why it appears to be small ... it's actually very far away. The Z layout is always a problem due to contact with the track. Maybe it's just the track I used. I bought an electronic track cleaner that puts out a higher voltage and frequency when connection to the motor is broken. It works great. I was going to design one myself, however, I found this British unit which works perfectly. The 1st time around the loop, it is very herky jerky. But, the more it is run, the better it gets and after maybe 30 minutes it runs perfectly. BTW it is called Gaugemaster High Frequency Electronic Track Cleaner. I know I could not have designed a better unit without many iterations.
Z scale (1:220) Was developed bij Marklin and sales started in 1972 under the name of Marklin Mini Club. Marklin still build this scale, but mostly German 60's to 80's rolling stock.
AZL is American Z Line - manufacturers and sellers of 'Z' scale trains. Darn GOOD 'Z' scale trains. You have yourself a find there, Harrison!!! Oh...and Happy Belated Birthday!!!! But...good luck working on them. The motors on their trains are coreless - I don't know HOW they do that!!!
I really want a model railway, but I don't have the space, after realizing I can use Z scale to make a rail line in a suitcase, as it's a smart use of space, but the worst part about Z scale is that they're so expensive, thanks for the videos!
That one 4-6-2 locomotive you got was in really nice shape! I have one and I am having issues with the tender. It wants to run but the tender just keeps shorting. I’m pretty sure that yours would be able to run though because it looks almost brand new in the video at least!
That’s not a Mantua steamer. That’s an Athearn Yellowbox P4 pacific. They are quite hard to find in decent condition and were only made for about 4 years until athearn dropped the three steam locomotives they produced, being that of the 0-4-2 “little monster,” a generic USRA 0-6-0, and the P4 that you have. Take care of her!
Hope your jeweler skills are up to it. I model N and HO. N can be a challenge to work on but not impossible wirh a good eye and steady hands. Fuggettabout Z. I wouldn't try.
Now you have a Z scale train now you can make yourself a little amusement park or a little riding locomotive like you see at somebody's backyard Railroad like the 1/8 scale trains that really old steam engine is really cool I know who the manufacturer of that model is that is an old blue box athrean steam old one. Hopefully someday in the future you can make it down to the Mill Creek Central Railroad.
It's good to see one of your videos my friend, I say this because I'm not doing well at the moment and even less so because my girlfriend broke up with me, thanks for encouraging me and above all for making me love the hobby more, Greetings from Mexico
Awesome Gifts :) you realy deserve this. Keep up the great Videos! Smal Suggestion for the z-sclae stuff. Why not make a Mini modeltrain Layout on your Layout? Had to think of train Mountain ;)
Nice video man! I can’t believe that David z to g scale will send you that z scale train set. Btw thanks David of z to g scale for sending this to Harrison and thank you guys (including gage) who sent these packages to smt. I’m pretty sure you’ll might find a pretty good z scale transformer someday.
I've done that once, but as a park railroad on an O gauge layout. I've also seen a modular club layout that did that for an amusement park in HO scale. They had the old IHC carnival rides, all motorized, and a Z scale loop with seats and running board fitted to the cars.
4:08 that is an old car of the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, the railway that goes to Germany's highest mountain. They used to have trains and locos, and that is one of the cars. They now have motorized railcars that go up there. But this is old. Congrats on that :)
G’day. I was wondering if you could do a repair, or show us how to repair an N scale locomotive. Your explanations are so clear. I have one that I think needs repair. Cheers.
how about getting real small first, and then watching an HO repair video- all the while imagining it to be in N scale?? i mean what works in one scale is usually applicable to another scale. . . . .
@@tommurphy4307 I don’t know Tom. The little N scale locomotives seem to be different. They open up differently and the wiring is minute. And there seems to be things you need to know that aren’t in the bigger locos.
Looking at that Z scale layout reminds me of the early 70s when you could get a small set like that with like a Dockside locomotive and a couple of cars and a circle with track and a Transformer for $9.99. Now if you're a kid and you have a Saturday job where you make $2 an hour and you work at 10 hour day and you get a check for $20 that means you can buy two of those train sets. And they were decent quality like Tyco or lifelike or ahm. Bachman had a lifetime warranty. You sent it back to them they sent you a brand new one easy peasy. Not anymore. I remember a store in New York I used to pass by it walking to school and it had a TT gauge layout in the window TT meant table top it was about 3/4 the size of ho. But like all of the smaller trains you paid more for Less train. I think a lot of his stuff got converted into hon3 Narrow Gauge. I have some 1947 model railroaders and the retail price the full price is 35 cents. Now the retail price is what $8? I love reading stuff written by the pioneers of model railroading. The true greats of our Hobby.
Smt that is so cool and very quick I want to thank you so much for posting all of your amazing contact cuz you help me of restoring a Old Rivarossi E8. Thanks so much for all the amazing content and say hi to nerf cat for me and keep on the good content thank
Wow!!! All that is so awesome. Such generosity out there renews faith in the humanity that people have after so much horrible things on the news. (Why I hate to watch the news. Always so bad and depressing). Looking forward to you working on the one locomotive. And the caboose, something that is not seen very often any more it seems. For me, the caboose is as important as the rest of the train. I always watch for a caboose when I have opportunity to watch the great big long trains on the rails. Plus I love the word caboose, what a fun word. And wow a Z Scale train set. I have actually not ever seen one in comparison to any others. I knew they were tinier than an N Scale. Shoot, I might be able to find room to do a Z Scale layout. I used to do miniatures, it would be so fun to make all the tiny stuff for a model train layout. I know you are Super busy but hope you find time to do a layout for this incredibly tiny train set. May be you could incorporate it in the middle of your N Scale layout. I know you are trying to finish the work on your HO Scale layout, but hope one day you will find time for the 2 smallest train layouts. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for such the kind comment. I think the track will be added onto the N scale layout for the moment.
@@SMTMainline that would be awesome.
@@SMTMainline are they smaller than N-Scale?
@@harrystoller4147 Yes
@@SMTMainline I meant are they smaller than N-scale?
There is actually a scale smaller than Z called T scale. Its about half the size of Z (1:450). It’s only a recent invention (2009 I believe) and is still a very niche product, so chances are you’ve never come across it. I think only 1 company makes it.
For quite a while Marklin were the only makers of Z scale after they introduced it around 1972.
regarding T scale- i don't believe they have on-board motors- in favor of a layout-based propulsion system. the same general operating theory as the matchbox motorway of the 60's....
@@tommurphy4307 the T scale ones for sale commercially are motor powered.
I have seen them operating at model railway exhibitions and was shown and discussed them with the owner. Enabled him to replicate a stretch of railway without compression from aerial photography. With scratch built bodies for non Japanese prototypes.
So your belief system is suspect.
@@johnd8892 You are correct. What is different about t scale however is that they use magnets to keep them on track. They are too small to rely on their on weight
@@1234mallard yes magnets for traction but also providing more reliable pickup of electricity.
Helps get running as good as this very high standard Australian T scale layout locomotive powered layout in operation using 1:500 scale.
ua-cam.com/video/vZ6y5VvLXok/v-deo.html
The owner might even have a B class to this smaller scale like the Auscision orange B class model that Harrison reviewed recently. Same Victorian Railways system is modelled but the end of a line.
Z scale is just that perfect size for someone who doesn’t want 2 thanksgiving sized tables for a layout can just make a coffee table into a whole x scale scene gotta love it.
I have gotten a new HO scale set up and you have been the inspiration for that my fleet is 14 trains and 100+ rail cars thank you for inspiring this awesome journey for me
Congrats SMT, on getting another scale for your collection in model trains, when will you unbox what I have sent you to get me back in model trains h"o scale layouts, I know you will be surprised by what I have sent you as you have notice outside package is an IGA bag and the box is a case of beer but it what is inside that is the most precious for your collection enjoy. and hope to have at least one box car in your Hersey factory. Enjoy and have fun building all the other gifts.
Thank you very much for the video of the unboxing of viewers gifts to you. They were very nice gifts large cars and engine also a tiny train and track. Enjoyed the video very much. They are very kind hearted people. It was very nice of you to incude us. ❤🇨🇦
I used to not really be interested in model trains until I found one of your vids on my fyp and I found my old model train set that I got when I was 8 and got it running again, thanks for getting me back into the hobby
That's good to hear. I almost lost interest in the hobby around seven years ago, I'm sure glad things changed.
@@SMTMainline I lost interest in it around 9 years old when I got into astronomy
Those are really Itsy-Bitsy! That steam loco gives a good sense of scale!
Great mail call. That Z scale is really cool. I want to see that Tyco loco running soon!
As someone with O, HO, N, and Z all in my own collection, it's awesome to see you tinkering around with other scales than just the HO of your main layout. Cool video and keep up the awesome!!!
T scale more small.
Awesome video and z scale set up. So happy to see your channel growing Harrison. Belated Happy Birthday!
Very neat gift. Z scale, what HO has running under the Christmas tree.
2:35 Life Like Northeastern caboose. They were also made with lighted interiors for the Proto 2000 line.
z scale is honestly so small, it's hard to envision its true size unless you contrast with another scale of model. that is crazy awesome :)
Awesome video! i have never even heard of a Z scale train. WOW!! it looks Awesome. :)
You need to look at:
Tguage is a scale of 1/450. So it's about half the size of Z Scale.
It T:T scale Hornby those smallest!
AZL is American Z Line, a manufacturer of Z scale rolling stock based on North American prototypes. They even made a Union Pacific Challenger once.
Ok, so you have Z, N, HO, and O. One more scale and we can call you Harrison Z to G scale. Great haul. Thanks for sharing.
Hmm… wait… Harrison PEZ to G scale. Yes. That’ll work.
🤣 that's brilliant, Mark
You're very welcome, Harrison. Thanks to Gage, Mike and the mystery man for their cool additions to your collection. I'm sure they will all be featured on your next livestream. Maybe not the AT&SF steam locomotive, she needs an overhaul show to get her running properly first, but no doubt she'll be a runner.
Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
Once again, David Z over does it! That's a nice Z scale set.
@@dbtech7914 it is I agree with you and David
It is so cool to see the tiny Z Scale train and to see it run. I am a huge fan of the N Scale but wow this little Z is a new fave I have to say. How kind of you to send him such an awesome gift. I instantly picked up on the, "little" surprise, comment in your letter. You are a very kind soul, Sir. 💜😊💜
Thanks again for the set, you don't see one like this everyday.
The z scale train set is totally awesome. You are certainly appreciated from fans of your channel. I have learned alot myself how to restore HO scale trains by watching your restoration videos. The bicentennial Tyco restorations videos are my favorite. Brings me back to when I was a kid in the 70s playing with my train sets.Keep up the good work Harrison, from J E ( Mantua NJ )
Love the Z scale! This was an awesome video. The AMOCO tanker is nice. AMOCO stands for American oil company. Love the ATSF steamer! Keep on the great content!
now, tell everybody what HUMBLE stands for.....
Fun video! The z-Scale set is fascinating! What a generous gift! Thanks for sharing this with us!
At my age I'd need a magnifying glass 🔎 to see it, Z scale.. Cool 😎 👍!
Thats awesome, I've never owned a z scale train but I do plan on buying some of the rokuhan z scale shorty locomotives for fun.
That HO Steam locomotive looked massive beside that Z scale one. If you think of it next video could you put one of your N scale locos beside the Z to show the size difference. Thanks.
Very cool Harrison! AZL is short for American Z Lines, think of them as the Athearn of Z scale. They have several advertisements in Model Railroad News, Model Railoader and Model Railroad Craftsman with a pretty good selection to choose from.
Thanks for sharing
Dear SMT Mainline,
It's awesome that you got a package from a guy in the state of Iowa as I am also an Iowan and aspiring model railroader like yourself!
Happy (t)rails and keep up the good work!
Sincerely, Jonathan.
Muarklin, the German manufacturer , developed z scale in the 70's. Note that they run only on a maximum of 8 Volts DC.
I found Oht the Hard Way .
Time to build a layout in a suitcase! I got a good deal on a Z scale lot at the Amherst show and I’ve built one myself.
Awesome idea! Would love to see pictures
@@joallawestervelt6918 I’ve posted photos and a short on my UA-cam channel
That’ll be a good idea too
glass case and just leave it there.
Also forgot to mention earlier the locomotive is made by AZL, that’s short for (American Z-line) 1/220 scale locomotives and vehicles !
The track you have is made by a company called (ROKUHAN) which I also have and come to find out that if you’re familiar with the KATO N & HO Raised roadbed code 93 is also made out of the same material as Roku hon which is a nickel silver which allows you to run your trains longer before having to worry about cleaning the track ! So you got very lucky and getting to very high quality one American made one Japanese made both top-notch high-quality products ! Again congratulations on entering the Z scale and I don’t know if I’ve told you in the past but I’d have trains in the following gauges and scales;
1/48 (“O”), (“HO”), (“N”), and now in (“Z”) Scales !!!! When I don’t have the size to work with the larger Lionel, my HO and N scale as well !!!! So the Z scale comes in handy since everyone out of space and all I can do is build a very decent layout on a 2 x 4 piece of plywood and Styrofoam ! I am planning on putting it on UA-cam in the very near future, remember find me AS “Jorge L. Fernandez III”
I’m 61 years old and I’ve been in the hobby business since I was 17 and I have been building models of trains planes cars and boats since I was seven years old !!!! I was lucky to have a dad that enjoyed Flying Models as well as playing with Lionel trains !!! Another company you might wanna keep your eyes out for is called MTL ! Not only do they do freight models and passenger in and scale but they do it in Z scale as well !!! 🌊🐺♦️
the Pacific is an athearn and amazingly it works. mine has zinc disease and has rotted away
Even the detail for how small they are is no slouch you could have it just in frame and it could be a much bigger scale so cool.
Now, all you need is more track an some switches to make a yard.
The size of z scale things is insane! It looks like n scaled compared to o but it’s just with ho!
Railroads that had the Northeastern caboose were Penn Central ( only a handful ) Lehigh Valley, Reading Railroad, Jersey Central, ConRail, Chesapeake & Ohio, Western Maryland and Amtrak. Pennsylvania Railroad never had any cabooses of any kind, they only had cabin cars. New York Central never had them either. Railroad Model Craftsman ran an excellent series of articles with ho scale drawings tilted " The Ubiquitous Northeastern Caboose " in the early 1980s.
Thanks for sharing.
@@SMTMainline The Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy called their cabooses " way cars ".
b & le
Nice unboxing mate. That Z scale locomotive and rolling stock looks so cool! Look forward to seeing some more Z scale stuff in the future.
Thanks
Great episode! And great additions to the collection, that Z scale set is really awesome! Now you need a T scale set hehehe
Is that bigger or tinier than what he now has?
Smallerrr
@@joallawestervelt6918 smaller.
Tguage is a scale of 1/450. So it's about half the size of Z Scale.
Congratulations on your very first
1/220th Scale Z Gauge train set !!!
I noticed you backed up when you were saying N gauge and finally caught on that it was Z gauge !
🌊🐺♦️
By the way Harrison, because of the study that I have done with the scale and other gauges in track I find that the track that you got from (“Rokuhan”) is a scaled
1/220th Code 93 nickel silver ‘Just like KATO TRACK’ that’s made in Japan !!!! And I think you’ll find that because of a smaller size and the availability of buildings that you can look through eBay buy (“Outland models”), on EBay !!!!
I get my cars from a “Carlos Pinto” also on EBay !!! I challenge you to create a 2 x 4‘ layout incorporating double track lines and two separate yards !!! That’s what I’m working on now but, with history on my side I am preparing to do Florida city and the Glades !!! Between 1957 and 1977 ! I know mines is going to take at least six months or longer !!! Let us all know !!!!! Jorge ♦️🌊🐺♦️
Happy Birthday, SMT.
Thanks lol
Time to roll in the z scale fan male! i am looking forward to more z scale stuff and maybe a whole layout for them? that letter from Gage made me happy. i love your channel.
You could add the Z to your layout by having HO-scale people sitting on top of it at a little amusement park :D
That would be fun
As the old Volkswagen Beetle advertisement used to say... "Think Small". 😊
I think I've seen replicas of that ad for sale
@@SMTMainline There was also a hard cover cartoon book named 'Think Small' with all cartoons dealing with the VW Beetle, done by famous cartoonists. The book was given out at the VW dealerships.
The white and blue passenger coach is a Bavarian branch line design. And that isn't the shortest coach available (the 1890s ones are a bit shorter)
Fleischmann did initially release their rack railway stuff in a colorscheme based on the colors of the Zugspitze Railway. The more recent editions are also available in dark green and red
"Z" scale......very cool!
Cheers!!
I have seen a train set in a briefcase of z scale and it was a mountain scene with tunnels and all and it was a standard size briefcase so that tells you how small the layout was it was in the store where I used to work
Belated happy birthday Harrison.
Love that you tipped that little Canadian tell of dropping in the zed there. 😉
Z scale is amazing but all I can say is better your 21 year old eyes than my 60 year old ones.
Looks like an old Mantua steamer, very nice.
And I'll just leave you with this...put all the scales together and it spells HOT SNOZ. ( insert Skeletor til next time meme here)
Thanks a bunch!
i'm an N scaler at 64- a motor man, at that. its smaller than the aircraft propeller parts i'm used to working with, but its all good- steady as she goes. for me- staying organized (and properly fed & medicated) is more difficult than seeing stuff, but we'll see what the future brings....
Hello smt! love your unboxings, keep up the good work!
Wow! I can't believe an engine could be that detailed at such a small scale
Great video SMT! Love the z scale train, looks great, and I love the electric loco. P.S I love the California GP38 in the backround!
Wow! That’s so tiny! I believe that in If the train was 1/87 scale the track would simulate 18’’ mining track for mines on layouts.
You can use Z scale track with Busch Feldbahn locomotives if you use the correct equipment (dcc decoders or a 3V power supply)
z scale track would be closer in gauge but would still look wrong. for that small a gauge (either human or animal powered railway) i would use some flat wire and scratch up some ties. actually trying to electrify/maintain something that small just wouldn't be worth it on an HO-scale layout.
There was a company that used to advertise in Model Railroader in the 1960s they used and Scale Track and they made little locomotives and mine carts and scale trackers like two and a half foot gauge. I think it was a h c but I don't remember off the top of my head. I can see having a little Trestle with a hopper car underneath it and a guy pushing one of the little cars. I hate the new made up Bachman scale of O gauge trains on ho track. The little train has two rails the big train has three rails what's up with that?
4:13 yea the original is a Austrian train that goes up a tall mountan here in germany the full train is worth over 700$ so be carefull wirh it XD
I had no idea they were worth so much
@@SMTMainline yea some of your german trians like this or the trix car are being Sold vor a lot of money
I'm amazed tat someone sent you Z scale trains! I think you should put that tiny loop in your HO scale layout to represent a miniature ride-on train!
There are also model trains smaller than Z scale, believe it or not. These are known as T scale, and I'm surprised they can even make model trains with electric motors that small too!
Most people have one of the motors used in T scale locomotives.
As used in cell phones to make them vibrate. Made in the millions so they got cheap enough for T scale trains to be possible.
@@johnd8892 Hmmm never knew that. Cool!
that has to be the most worthless operating scale ever.....
@@johnd8892Except in premium phones, as many of them use linear resonant motors that vibrate back and forth for vibration.
That’s pretty cool indeed
Not long ago I bought a lot of train stuff. In 1 box I opened I thought it was n scale. Nope z scale. Plus got some Japanese roads pieces. The track came with 6 electric switch tracks. The whole lot was mixture of things. Ho , n , z and 1 piece of g. . Plus wood model buildings. Was excited when I seen how much there was and they wanted $20 for all of it.
Really nice additions to the collection z scale I wouldn't touch myself because of too tiny I would have to use a magnifying glass to read everything , or get a stronger pair of glasses for my astigmatism same with n scale. I like that Mantua locomotive, and the Fleischmann coach. I have that same LifeLike Caboose but it's in a Santa Fe paint scheme.
I have the same one as well
i guess shopping a locomotive would be out of the question??
@@tommurphy4307 ????
I have both an O and Z gauge layout. I am a closet train person (Christmas). The Z gauge runs in the mountains at the rear of the O gauge train .... That's why it appears to be small ... it's actually very far away. The Z layout is always a problem due to contact with the track. Maybe it's just the track I used. I bought an electronic track cleaner that puts out a higher voltage and frequency when connection to the motor is broken. It works great. I was going to design one myself, however, I found this British unit which works perfectly. The 1st time around the loop, it is very herky jerky. But, the more it is run, the better it gets and after maybe 30 minutes it runs perfectly. BTW it is called Gaugemaster High Frequency Electronic Track Cleaner. I know I could not have designed a better unit without many iterations.
That ATSF is an original Athearn Pacific from the late 1950's or early 60's.
Z scale (1:220) Was developed bij Marklin and sales started in 1972 under the name of Marklin Mini Club. Marklin still build this scale, but mostly German 60's to 80's rolling stock.
AZL is American Z Line - manufacturers and sellers of 'Z' scale trains. Darn GOOD 'Z' scale trains. You have yourself a find there, Harrison!!! Oh...and Happy Belated Birthday!!!! But...good luck working on them. The motors on their trains are coreless - I don't know HOW they do that!!!
I'm gonna keep the voltage super low to avoid burning it out.
maybe they buy them from bachmann. if AZL trains are so 'Darn GOOD'- then why do guys usually build Nn3 critters from Marklin drives??
@@tommurphy4307 Because the Marklin drives are even better. Marklin has had a LONG time to perfect their drives.
Amazing detail for such a small train set !
Many thanks!
You should setup a new Christmas tree display for the 2022 contest with the loop of track!
Maybe so
Love your video and I have something to send you when I make it to the Post office 🏤
Awesome unboxing video
I really want a model railway, but I don't have the space, after realizing I can use Z scale to make a rail line in a suitcase, as it's a smart use of space, but the worst part about Z scale is that they're so expensive, thanks for the videos!
That one 4-6-2 locomotive you got was in really nice shape! I have one and I am having issues with the tender. It wants to run but the tender just keeps shorting. I’m pretty sure that yours would be able to run though because it looks almost brand new in the video at least!
Alright some Z scale! That's great!
So cool,I love small boxes idk y
At first I thought that the ho scale mantua was o scale because of how large it was compared to the z scale train set!
That’s not a Mantua steamer. That’s an Athearn Yellowbox P4 pacific. They are quite hard to find in decent condition and were only made for about 4 years until athearn dropped the three steam locomotives they produced, being that of the 0-4-2 “little monster,” a generic USRA 0-6-0, and the P4 that you have. Take care of her!
I had no idea they made steam locomotives of this size.
Hope your jeweler skills are up to it. I model N and HO. N can be a challenge to work on but not impossible wirh a good eye and steady hands. Fuggettabout Z. I wouldn't try.
That is pretty cool
Thats awesome dude!! I have gone for T gauge as have no space and they do British locos hope you enjoyed It!
Now you have a Z scale train now you can make yourself a little amusement park or a little riding locomotive like you see at somebody's backyard Railroad like the 1/8 scale trains that really old steam engine is really cool I know who the manufacturer of that model is that is an old blue box athrean steam old one. Hopefully someday in the future you can make it down to the Mill Creek Central Railroad.
It's good to see one of your videos my friend, I say this because I'm not doing well at the moment and even less so because my girlfriend broke up with me, thanks for encouraging me and above all for making me love the hobby more, Greetings from Mexico
The hobby is a great way to take your mind off things
Harrison, The pacific steam engine looks like an Athern not a Mantua
now that david has sent you z scale, he needs to send you g scale!
Time to build a Z scale layout.
That’s a cool HO scale train in the cool n scale trains to
Hay SMT it’s Xander nice to see you buddy
There is a scale called T scale which is half the size of Z scale.
Awesome Gifts :) you realy deserve this. Keep up the great Videos! Smal Suggestion for the z-sclae stuff. Why not make a Mini modeltrain Layout on your Layout? Had to think of train Mountain ;)
That’s so cool. I wish I had that many model trains…
Nice video man! I can’t believe that David z to g scale will send you that z scale train set. Btw thanks David of z to g scale for sending this to Harrison and thank you guys (including gage) who sent these packages to smt. I’m pretty sure you’ll might find a pretty good z scale transformer someday.
It's ridiculously kind :)
its called a wall wort
I honestly would be tempted to take ho figures and make a scale look like my local miniature railroad
I've done that once, but as a park railroad on an O gauge layout. I've also seen a modular club layout that did that for an amusement park in HO scale. They had the old IHC carnival rides, all motorized, and a Z scale loop with seats and running board fitted to the cars.
That's a pretty cool idea
@@modelrailpreservation faller made that crap in HO, too
4:08 that is an old car of the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn, the railway that goes to Germany's highest mountain. They used to have trains and locos, and that is one of the cars. They now have motorized railcars that go up there. But this is old. Congrats on that :)
I had a N scale set with 4 locomotives. I enjoyed it. If you do not have a lot of room they are great.
The Santafe locomotive is actually a athearn blue box
This a great time for you to work with Z scale for the first time
ive had n scale before and if you got a derailment it was tough to get back on
IT pays to do good trackwork.
G’day. I was wondering if you could do a repair, or show us how to repair an N scale locomotive. Your explanations are so clear. I have one that I think needs repair. Cheers.
how about getting real small first, and then watching an HO repair video- all the while imagining it to be in N scale?? i mean what works in one scale is usually applicable to another scale. . . . .
@@tommurphy4307 I don’t know Tom. The little N scale locomotives seem to be different. They open up differently and the wiring is minute. And there seems to be things you need to know that aren’t in the bigger locos.
Looking at that Z scale layout reminds me of the early 70s when you could get a small set like that with like a Dockside locomotive and a couple of cars and a circle with track and a Transformer for $9.99. Now if you're a kid and you have a Saturday job where you make $2 an hour and you work at 10 hour day and you get a check for $20 that means you can buy two of those train sets. And they were decent quality like Tyco or lifelike or ahm. Bachman had a lifetime warranty. You sent it back to them they sent you a brand new one easy peasy. Not anymore. I remember a store in New York I used to pass by it walking to school and it had a TT gauge layout in the window TT meant table top it was about 3/4 the size of ho. But like all of the smaller trains you paid more for Less train. I think a lot of his stuff got converted into hon3 Narrow Gauge. I have some 1947 model railroaders and the retail price the full price is 35 cents. Now the retail price is what $8? I love reading stuff written by the pioneers of model railroading. The true greats of our Hobby.
Pretty cool! But she alittle small for this guy🤪 I got some N and that's a stretch sometimes lol
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Nice, I'm looking to start my one collection!!! you inspired me
You should!
That little train is cool. I gotta check Z scale out
4:53 That is a second generation athearn P-4b pacific released in 1961 not a mantua
The old steam lcomotive Is an Athearm from the late 1950's early 1960's.I own a B&O model myself.
Love the video
Very nice ❤
Hey a fellow iowa model railroader
I love to be in the BNSF locomotive. I have a CSX one
Smt that is so cool and very quick I want to thank you so much for posting all of your amazing contact cuz you help me of restoring a Old Rivarossi E8. Thanks so much for all the amazing content and say hi to nerf cat for me and keep on the good content thank
Thank you so kindly!