N Scale

N scale is a very popular model railway scale/track gauge offered by Esther's Hobby. The gauge or distance between the rails is 9 mm. An advantage of N scale is that it allows hobbyists to build layouts that take up less space than HO scale because the models are smaller (by nearly a half) than they are in HO scale.  Although model trains and accessories of similar gauge and/or scale existed as early as 1927, modern commercially produced N scale models only appeared in 1962. Unlike other scales and gauges, which were de facto standards at best, within two years N scale manufacturers defined the gauge, voltage, as well as the height and type of couplers.  N scale has a large worldwide following. N scale's popularity is second only to HO scale's. Not all modelers select N because they have small spaces, some use N scale in order to build more complex or more visually expansive models.

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