Model Railroading > Item is marked n scale 1 / 150

Will it work with our 1 / 160 n scale

So close I wouldn't worry about it

Might be a typo.
 

Highhood Wrote:
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> Will it work with our 1 / 160 n scale

1/150 is the scale often used for Japanese Prototype Cape Gauge 3' 6" N Gauge models. The Standard Gauge prototypes are in 1/160. The 1/150 equipment will run just fine on N Gauge 9mm track. They will look just a bit smaller when viewed beside a Standard Gauge 1/160 model.
Regards,
Cliff

One note though is to check what type couplers they use. Many come with Rapido type not the knuckle couplers that are on most American prototype N Gauge models.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/20 18:30 by amtk908.

amtk908 Wrote:
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> Highhood Wrote:
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> > Will it work with our 1 / 160 n scale
>
> 1/150 is the scale often used for Japanese
> Prototype Cape Gauge 3' 6" N Gauge models. The
> Standard Gauge prototypes are in 1/160. The 1/150
> equipment will run just fine on N Gauge 9mm track.
> They will look just a bit smaller when viewed
> beside a Standard Gauge 1/160 model.
> Regards,
> Cliff
>
> One note though is to check what type couplers
> they use. Many come with Rapido type not the
> knuckle couplers that are on most American
> prototype N Gauge models.
>
> Posted from Android

Correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn’t 1/150 be larger than 1/160??

Robert

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Correct. The 1/150 equipment though is narrow (Cape) gauge so the prototype equipment is smaller. It does however make the gauge entirely wrong (too wide) for narrow gauge euipment. Kato Japanese prototype, for example, their standard gauge models are 1/160 and their cape gauge models are 1/150.  The SumidaCrossing.org site has a vey good explaniation of Japanese prototype, standard, narrow and tram equipment in N Gauge.  The link is http://www.sumidacrossing.org/ModelTrains/JapaneseNScale/

Hope this is of some help.
My regards,
Cliff


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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/20 03:52 by amtk908.

1/150 models look bigger in comparison to 1/160, not smaller.

The sumidacrossing.org introduced by amtk908 is appropriate for the explanation of Japanese N scale. But I want to check the model you got to confuse your thoughts. If it were Hankyu, the prototype's gauge would be 1,435 mm. And that Kato model is made of 1/150.

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BN7023 Wrote:
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> The sumidacrossing.org introduced by amtk908 is
> appropriate for the explanation of Japanese N
> scale. But I want to check the model you got to
> confuse your thoughts. If it were Hankyu, the
> prototype's gauge would be 1,435 mm. And that Kato
> model is made of 1/150.

Thanks for the correction and the education. I was not aware any of Kato's standard gauge prototypes were done in 1/150.
Best regards,
Cliff

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British N Gauge is 1/144 but the equipment runs on the regular 9mm N scale track. Because the British loading gauge for the prototype is smaller than ours the equipment isn't oversized to operate through the same clearances as ours.

Jim