@@metroauck Good! Honestly I don't really care for fake scenery, plus you get stuck with after it's built and it get's boring quick. I like this because you can lay out tons of track and change it up however and whenever you want easily. I do the same thing with N scale, I just lay kato unitrack all over the house and turn the whole world into a layout :3 It's the trains and rails I care about, not the diorama stuff.
Metroauck I had seen the Marklin Z gauge train display in a hobby store when I was on Liberty on my 1973 Mediterranean cruise in Malaga,Spain. The Z gauge was brand new then, I have an Amtrak N gauge train set I set up around the Christmas tree when I decorate the home for the end of the year the day after Thanksgiving & have it on display till a few days after New Year's.
Hi Metroauck's, Nice and fantastic layout. It has the most important for lovers of train's circulation: perfect and smooth circulation of a lot and large trains. May I have some technical data of your layout: dimensions, kind of materials for ramps, columns, control system, locos, etc. Thanks you for the innovation!!!
+Roberto Rius: Thank you Roberto. Layout about 3m x 2m. Ranps and columns are acrylic (Perspex). Standard Marklin controllers, Universal Relays, Polarity switches, points (turnouts). all Marklin locos and rolling stock.
Thank you nscalefun. Z scale (1:220) is a great scale for fitting a lot of railway (railroad) into a limited space. I dismantled my last layout (th-cam.com/video/wIwa1uDmtZk/w-d-xo.html) a year ago and will be building a new one in a smaller space of 2m x2 m (6ft x 6ft).
Thank you. No I didn't cut the acrylic myself. I went to local plastic component retailers and got them to cut to my specification. The pillars are 12mm diameter rod, and each is 2mm taller than the one before for the gradient. The "bearer" that the track sits on is 12mm wide and cut from either 4mm or 4.5mm sheet.
Toll. Wie machen die das? So lange Züge und keine Entgleisungen? Bei meiner Märklin Mini Club hat das nie geklappt. Bei mehr als 10-15 kurzen Wagen wird es kritisch. Lange Wagen sind noch schlimmer.
+Booster McBlast : I have never been to a club. But I do know that joining the rails correctly and having smooth grades is important. I stopped using curved points and double slip points because they were unreliable.
Interesting and wonderful layout! May I ask how you've fastened the track to both the wood and the acrylic, and how you've attached/fastened the acrylic components to one another and the wood (if any)?
Thanks Lars. I have used 12mm width double-sided Sellotape for all of the fixing. It works well for MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) to rails, MDF to Perspex, and Perspex to Perspex. I cut 1cm pieces of Sellotape off the roll and use two pieces for a straight or 30 degree curve, and three pieces for a 45 degree curve. I tend to pull down a layout after a year or two, and the rails can be lifted (carefully). The Perspex needs to be cleaned with a solvent such as toluene to remove the adhesive.
+Roberto Rius : For the spiral, the grade is 36mm climb per 360 degrees to give the necessary clearance. For the other lines it is 2mm per span of 1.5 units of length (ie: 1.5x110mm for straights, 45 degrees of curve for R2 and R3). This amounts to about 1.3% for R2.
That's a good question Ransom. I did some checks a few years ago and I would say around 50 km/hr or 30 miles/hour would be the slowest. Many you-tube train are doing 200 plus I suspect.
metrotauck; i am returning to my marlin HO and I guarge after 10 years. maybe i should start new. DO YOU SELL LAYOUT PARTS. MY LAYOUT IS L SHAPED: 4X12X12X6X8X8. HOW IS THE BEST WAY TO GET TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.
Hi FruityFilm. It is called Z scale and is 1:220. Introduced by the German manufacturer Marklin in 1973. The distance between the rails is 6.5mm (about 1/4 inch). A long loco or passenger carriage is around 100mm (4 inches) in length. You can get a lot of track in a small area.
This is a very nice layout! What are those pillars made out of, glass? plastic? Did you buy them or did you make them yourself? I am working on a layout and was just curious and looking for new ideas.
+Chad Moore : Thank you Chad. pillars and ramps are acrylic (Perspex). I found trade businesses working with acrylic and described what I wanted. eg: I have set of pillars 12mm diameter in height from 2mm to 100mm in 2mm increments.
Hi John. I think you are referring to the grey Carbide containers (search for Marklin 82090 for details). Before electric lamps were common, acetylene lamps operated by dripping water on calcium carbide to produce flammable acetylene gas..
They are amazing! How they roll, undisturbed and resolute, steady on their way, determined to fulfill their mission - that of proving the greatness of the setup! Definitely not human! And positively so, indeed!
+Tobias Mack : Hi Tobias. Each of the circuits are separately isolated and each has its own separate controller/transformer. If you look at my latest video you will see my control panel with six controllers.
+sithlord1626 I think It is Z scale based in couplers shape, relative dimension of trains compare with some elements of the video (oil bottle p.e.) , boxes of Marklin Z material, I have most of the same material showed in the video, etc. But who could give us the definite answer is Metroauck, I think.
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Nice acrylic road bed and supporting structure. Runs so smooth. Nice layout.
Thanks Rusty.
NICE!!! I'm glad to see someone focusing on TRAINS instead of the all the scenery and stuff. The trains are the main reason for any layout!!!
Exactly my thoughts Dan.
Nice! just the trains and the rails...still a complex set-up I'm still drooling with delight hope to see more vids of this set.
+alencore : A new one coming soon. Thank you.
Seeing a Layout like this Rocks!
Great job, really mesmerizing layout.
Thank you Michael for your positive comment.
Super Landschaftsgestaltung!
Tolle Anlage. Meine Erfahrung ist dass die Z-Spur Motoren nicht so sehr auf schwere Lasten ausgelegt sind und leicht in Flammen aufgehen.
Super réseau, bravo !
Beautiful running Z layout . Secret is the clean track.
This is so cool I almost wouldn't want to mess it up with scenery.
Absolutely lockwopa. I have never had any inclination to do any scenery.
@@metroauck Good! Honestly I don't really care for fake scenery, plus you get stuck with after it's built and it get's boring quick. I like this because you can lay out tons of track and change it up however and whenever you want easily. I do the same thing with N scale, I just lay kato unitrack all over the house and turn the whole world into a layout :3
It's the trains and rails I care about, not the diorama stuff.
My favorite Marklin Z layout with fantastic freight trains and the mighty Orient Express.....and prototypical speeds!
est ist wirklich wunderbar, wunderschön
Nice video 😊
Fantastic layout of the Marklin Z gauge setup.
Thanks Christopher. In 1973 the Z-gauge launch by Marklin must have seemed a miracle!
Metroauck I had seen the Marklin Z gauge train display in a hobby store when I was on Liberty on my 1973 Mediterranean cruise in Malaga,Spain. The Z gauge was brand new then, I have an Amtrak N gauge train set I set up around the Christmas tree when I decorate the home for the end of the year the day after Thanksgiving & have it on display till a few days after New Year's.
What a fun and unique setup.
Thanks Eric. I enjoy being different and not doing scenery.
Love The Layout.
Thank you GandZscale. I enjoyed building the new layout. The timber structural pillar offers a brilliant excuse for a spiral!
Very Impressive !!!
Thank you for your kind words. Yes the gradient must be very precise to allow long trains. A lot of enjoyment in building it.
Realization.
I could just sit here for hours and watch this thing go.
Thanks Camolotthe. I started many years ago with just a single oval on a coffee table. :)
camolotthe42 i could just
wirklich sehr schön gebaut
+Raimund Krockenberger : Thank you Raimund.
amazing work !
Outstanding greatness
Great job 👍🚂👍
I love the plexiglass.
I love the track plan😊
Thanks William. I'm lucky that the household authorities allowed me so much of our lounge...
Pleased you like it William.
awesome layout a real pleasure to watch be neat to put a cam in one of the locos
That would be cool. Thanks.
man what is this ?! sooo amazing ! Love to see this video !
They're so quiet! I've got a N Scale loco from the 90's which sounds like the end of the world in comparison.
Ah man, that was nice, hope to see it when you add scenery... will be even better !
All aboard the whippet train! Choo-choo!
Хорошо, когда много вагонов в поезде.
Cool layout..
Thank you E. K.
I love the use of Perspex. Nice job. Greg (Wally World)
Thank you Greg. I had a look at your layout - very impressive.
Nicht schlecht. Bei der Anlage steht einfach spielen im Vordergrund. Gefällt mir die Idee.
+Harald H : Thank you Harald. As you can see, I am not into scenery!
Hi Metroauck's,
Nice and fantastic layout. It has the most important for lovers of train's circulation: perfect and smooth circulation of a lot and large trains. May I have some technical data of your layout: dimensions, kind of materials for ramps, columns, control system, locos, etc.
Thanks you for the innovation!!!
+Roberto Rius: Thank you Roberto. Layout about 3m x 2m. Ranps and columns are acrylic (Perspex). Standard Marklin controllers, Universal Relays, Polarity switches, points (turnouts). all Marklin locos and rolling stock.
Very impressive :-)
+Tylers Trains : Thank you Tylers Trains.
Sehr schöne, abstrakte Anlage. Gratulation!!
+viZion digital : Thank you viZion.
Gweldig een prachtige tafel succes ermee b
Bdankt / Thanks.
I can just sit back and enjoy the trains.
Sebastian Martinez Jeff man in the attic
You Don't see layouts like this anywhere else.
When will you add loading unloading maybe a station, water tower, etc? crossing gates, cars?
It's not going to happen Nite Flite. But there are lots of nice layouts on the internet with great scenery etc.
Ik zelf heb altijd N gereden maar dit is toch nog kleiner? Leuk hoor een mooie baan
Yes Rob, N scale is 1:160 (sometimes 1:148) and Z scale is 1:220.
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Thank you Andrei. A nice phrase.
Pretty cool, good running layout
Thank you. Z scale is a nightmare in an open area like this because a small amount of dust really affects the small surface contact area.
That's an ass kickin layout if I saw one great addiction.
AWESOME!!!!! Keep up the good work.
Thank you nscalefun. Z scale (1:220) is a great scale for fitting a lot of railway (railroad) into a limited space.
I dismantled my last layout (th-cam.com/video/wIwa1uDmtZk/w-d-xo.html) a year ago and will be building a new one in a smaller space of 2m x2 m (6ft x 6ft).
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed.
So damn cool!
Thank you Tony. It can be hard to keep the tracks clean in an open area like a lounge...
Thanks Tony.
Trains, trains, trains!
this ist very cool !!
+thomas biniek : Thank you Thomas.
Nicely done. Are the acrylic glass bridges and stands manufactured by yourself?
Thank you. No I didn't cut the acrylic myself. I went to local plastic component retailers and got them to cut to my specification. The pillars are 12mm diameter rod, and each is 2mm taller than the one before for the gradient. The "bearer" that the track sits on is 12mm wide and cut from either 4mm or 4.5mm sheet.
awesome. and expensive.
+J Beckmann :Thank you - Yes and Yes...
One thing about Marklin is that you buy them and you will still be using them for the next 20 years.
@@eottoe2001 Only 20 years? More than 50 years I would say.
Could you add the track plan? Now you must add terrain, buildings, vegetation... very funny and pretty!!!
I wish I had friends who did this. I never knew about this world of ADULTS and trains 🚂🚃🚇
Impressive!
Many thanks.
Very impressive, but it looks like a fairground ride, not for me. But again very impressive.
Wow amazing how long some of those trains can be. How did you affix the track the the plexiglass
How do you manage the automatic stop and start? Is this done with Marklin equipment or your own circuitry?
This so so awesome
Thanks Leon.
Very very nive
Congratulation!!!!!!!
Thank you Gildardo. Glad you like it.
oh thank you :) yes i look your Video in a few minutes
Tschüss
Wie viel Prozent der Anstiege können Sie maximal erklimmen?
Ich möchte nur so :
🚂🚃🚃
danke
Sandor
very nice!
I see a lot of wires, does Z gauge support DCC or it too small for the decoder?
I am on a N scale one :D But i like your work!
MfG Gold
+Justin Gold : Thank you Justin. I imagine N scale is a better scale for loco maintenance!!
no words will suffice. is the builder still under observation?
Thanks Bud. I have plans for a smaller layout next.
I would like to build something like this. May I know where to purchase these kind of scale trains and rails?
Oh wow does that wiring under that table need some serious cable management! Very cool setup though!
Thank you TheCaptain.
Not so diffiiult wiring.
More difficult keeping the track free of dust. :)
I had the same dust problem back when I had built a layout.
Cable management is somewhat overrated. :)
Who makes the acrylic bridge work?
very very good only 6.5 mm the Rails
Вот это увлечёный человек.
Toll. Wie machen die das? So lange Züge und keine Entgleisungen? Bei meiner Märklin Mini Club hat das nie geklappt. Bei mehr als 10-15 kurzen Wagen wird es kritisch. Lange Wagen sind noch schlimmer.
+Booster McBlast : I have never been to a club. But I do know that joining the rails correctly and having smooth grades is important. I stopped using curved points and double slip points because they were unreliable.
Interesting and wonderful layout!
May I ask how you've fastened the track to both the wood and the acrylic, and how you've attached/fastened the acrylic components to one another and the wood (if any)?
Thanks Lars. I have used 12mm width double-sided Sellotape for all of the fixing. It works well for MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) to rails, MDF to Perspex, and Perspex to Perspex.
I cut 1cm pieces of Sellotape off the roll and use two pieces for a straight or 30 degree curve, and three pieces for a 45 degree curve.
I tend to pull down a layout after a year or two, and the rails can be lifted (carefully). The Perspex needs to be cleaned with a solvent such as toluene to remove the adhesive.
wow cool elevated system
+hovermotion would blow to get a derailment there.....
+streamleazefishhouse : Yes I have the odd derailment. Z gauge is so exacting of any imperfections in rail joins etc.
+hovermotion : thank you. I enjoy the planning and construction.
Hi Metroauck's, could you also tell us which is the maximum gradient did you decide in designing the layout?
Thanks again
+Roberto Rius : For the spiral, the grade is 36mm climb per 360 degrees to give the necessary clearance. For the other lines it is 2mm per span of 1.5 units of length (ie: 1.5x110mm for straights, 45 degrees of curve for R2 and R3). This amounts to about 1.3% for R2.
great!
Thanks Dwi - I really enjoyed constructing this layout.
how fast would they be running if they were full scale, have u figured it out?
That's a good question Ransom. I did some checks a few years ago and I would say around 50 km/hr or 30 miles/hour would be the slowest. Many you-tube train are doing 200 plus I suspect.
Can you do one in O gauge please just joking. Love it thats some track plan
Very nice. Needs landscaping.
Could we see the layout ??
nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+TheMiner661 : Thanks TheMiner
metrotauck; i am returning to my marlin HO and I guarge after 10 years. maybe i should start new. DO YOU SELL LAYOUT PARTS.
MY LAYOUT IS L SHAPED: 4X12X12X6X8X8. HOW IS THE BEST WAY TO GET TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.
Sorry Joe, I am just a part-time enthusiast.
big like
Tell us more of the scale we are in?
Hi FruityFilm. It is called Z scale and is 1:220. Introduced by the German manufacturer Marklin in 1973. The distance between the rails is 6.5mm (about 1/4 inch). A long loco or passenger carriage is around 100mm (4 inches) in length. You can get a lot of track in a small area.
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Sorry for my inadequate English. I can't see any landscape?.....or is it from Netherland?
Well spotted Geir! I am not interested in scenery, but there is plenty on the internet for those who like it.
This is not tthe Netherlands :)
This is a very nice layout! What are those pillars made out of, glass? plastic? Did you buy them or did you make them yourself? I am working on a layout and was just curious and looking for new ideas.
+Chad Moore : Thank you Chad. pillars and ramps are acrylic (Perspex). I found trade businesses working with acrylic and described what I wanted. eg: I have set of pillars 12mm diameter in height from 2mm to 100mm in 2mm increments.
Fan-Tastic
Thank you Sam. Everyone needs a hobby!
Wow!
es realmente hermoso
I subscribed
l think your trans are good
Thanks Phoenix. Maybe a new smaller layout early 2018.
Put Some Buildings on it Wa La!
One of the trains are carrying nuclear missiles WMD. Is this setup in North Korea?
Hi John. I think you are referring to the grey Carbide containers (search for Marklin 82090 for details). Before electric lamps were common, acetylene lamps operated by dripping water on calcium carbide to produce flammable acetylene gas..
I don't care what it is for the gauge it is too awsome not to like it you don't see layouts like that awsome addiction keep it up dude.
These trains are not human.
Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment.
They are amazing! How they roll, undisturbed and resolute, steady on their way, determined to fulfill their mission - that of proving the greatness of the setup!
Definitely not human! And positively so, indeed!
Indeed. :)
how do you do that? I mean, how can 5 trains drive with their own vilocity?
+Tobias Mack : Hi Tobias. Each of the circuits are separately isolated and each has its own separate controller/transformer. If you look at my latest video you will see my control panel with six controllers.
coincidentally im watching this 2 years lather on the same date
+otto leeverink : Hope you enjoyed. A new one coming soon.
Is it N?
No, it is Z gauge.
+Roberto Rius looks too big for Z scale..N scale is bigger than Z, u sure its Z scale?
+sithlord1626 I think It is Z scale based in couplers shape, relative dimension of trains compare with some elements of the video (oil bottle p.e.) , boxes of Marklin Z material, I have most of the same material showed in the video, etc. But who could give us the definite answer is Metroauck, I think.
+Roberto Rius: Yes Z scale
+sithlord1626 : Yes Z scale.