Z scale

The Z scale format was created by Märklin and launched at the 1972 Nuremburg toy fair with the Märklin-specific branding, Mini-Club.

The format uses a track gauge of 6.5 mm, and has a quoted scale of 1:220. The format was assumed to be the smallest scale that would ever be commercially possible, hence the use of the letter "Z" (but the subsequent "niche" T scale format is even smaller, with 3mm track!)

External links

locomotives and running-stock:

• Märklin “mini-club” z-scale (maerklin.de)
• American Z Line (americanzline.com)
• AZL Union Pacific “Big Boy” locomotive sets (zscalemonster.com)
• Micro-Trains, Z-Scale range (micro-trains.com)
• Rokuhan – 6.5mm model trains, buildings and accessories (rokuhan.com)

accessories only:

• Faller z-scale model buildings and people (faller.de)
• Veissmann, Vollmer and Kibri Z-scale accessories (viessmann-modell.com)